Azomethine Ylide Cycloaddition of 1,3- dienyl esters: Highly regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized pyrrolidinochromenes

An efficient protocol for the synthesis of tricyclic pyrolidinochromenes has been developed via an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides generated in situ from 1,3- dienyl ester tethered O-hydroxyarylaldehyde and...

Straightforward Regio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis, Molecular Structure, Intermolecular Interactions and Mechanistic Study of Spirooxindole-Engrafted Rhodanine Analogs

Straightforward regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of bi-spirooxindole-engrafted rhodanine analogs 5a–d were achieved by one-pot multicomponent [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction of stabilized azomethine ylide (AYs 3a–d) generated in situ by condensation of L-thioproline and 6-chloro-isatin with (E)-2-(5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,4-dioxothiazolidin-3-yl)-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)acetamide. The bi-spirooxindole-engrafted rhodanine analogs were constructed with excellent diastereo- and regioselectivity along with high chemical yield. X-ray crystallographic investigations for hybrid 5a revealed the presence of four contiguous stereocenters related to C11, C12, C19 and C22 of the spiro structure. Hirshfeld calculations indicated the presence of many short intermolecular contacts such as Cl...C, S...S, S...H, O...H, N...H, H...C, C...C and H...H interactions. These contacts played a very important role in the crystal stability. The polar nature of the 32CA reaction was studied by analysis of the conceptual DFT reactivity indices. Theoretical study of this 32CA reaction indicated that it takes place through a non-concerted two-stage one-step mechanism associated with the nucleophilic attack of AY 3a to the electrophilic ethylene derivative.

Zinc-Mediated Hydroxyallylation of Aldehydes with Cyclopropanols: Direct Access to Vicinal anti-sec,tert-Diols via Enolized Homoenolate

Direct and diastereoselective synthesis of vicinal anti-sec,tert-diols has been achieved by zinc-mediated α- hydroxyallylation of aldehydes with cyclopropanols. The reaction features the action of zinc enolized homoenolate, formed via ring opening of zinc cyclopropoxide and enolization of the resulting homoenolate, as γ-oxyallyl nucleophile toward the carbonyl electrophile, which stands in contrast to the previously described enolate mode of the same species. A bicyclic chairlike transition state wherein the aldehyde substituent favorably occupies the psuedoaxial position is proposed to account for the anti selectivity.