Type II intramolecular [5+2] cycloaddition: facile synthesis of highly functionalized bridged ring systems
Guangjian Mei1, Xin Liu, Chuang Qiao
1Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055 (China).
Abstract:
A type II intramolecular oxidopyrylium-mediated [5+2] cycloaddition reaction allows the efficient and diastereoselective formation of various highly functionalized and synthetically challenging bridged seven-membered ring systems (such as bicyclo[4.4.1]undecane, bicyclo[4.3.1]decane, bicyclo[5.4.1]dodecane, and bicyclo[6.4.1]]tridecane). This simple, thermal, direct transformation has a broad substrate scope and is high yielding, with high functional-group tolerance and unique endo selectivity. The highly strained tricyclic cores of ingenol mebutate (picato) and cyclocitrinol are synthesized efficiently and diastereoselectively using this methodology.
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