Au(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization of tert-Butyl Carbonates Derived from ­Homopropargyl Alcohols: A Catalytic Alternative to Cyclic Enol Carbonates

Ji-Eun Kang; Seunghoon Shin

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Synlett 2006(5): 0717-0720
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-933110

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Au(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization of tert-Butyl Carbonates Derived from Homopropargyl Alcohols: A Catalytic Alternative to Cyclic Enol Carbonates

Ji-Eun Kang, Seunghoon Shin*
Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea
Fax: +82(2)22200948; e-Mail: sshin@hanyang.ac.kr;

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Received 24 November 2005
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09 March 2006 (online)

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Abstract

Au(I)-complexes catalyze cyclization of tert-butyl carbonates derived from a variety of homopropargyl alcohols. This procedure offers a catalytic alternative to stoichiometric Lewis acids for the preparation of a range of enol carbonates.

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gold catalysis - tert-butyl carbonate - homopropargyl alcohol - enol carbonate - ligand

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Representative Procedure for the Cyclization of 1d into 2d.
To a solution of 1d (100 mg, 0.384 mmol) in 1,2-dichloro-ethane (2 mL) at 0 °C, was added Au(PAr₃)Cl (Ar = C₆F₅) (14.3 mg, 19.2 µmol), followed by AgSbF₆ (6.6 mg, 19.2 µmol). Upon addition of AgSbF₆, the color of the reaction mixture immediately turned to orange. The reaction mixture was kept at 0 °C for 15 h, then was slowly allowed to warm to r.t. over 5 h. After the reaction was judged to be complete by TLC, the crude mixture was concentrated to ca. 0.5 mL and was loaded on silica gel column and was eluted with EtOAc-hexane (1:4) to obtain 62.8 mg (80%) of 2d as pale yellow oil, along with 5.7 mg (8%) of hydrolyzed by-product, 3d.
For compound 2a see ref. 2.
Compound 2b: IR: 1777 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 7.40 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2 H), 7.31 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2 H), 5.42 (dd, J = 3.3, 10.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.87 (dd, J = 1.5, 2.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.44 (app t, J = 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 2.93 (dd, J = 3.3, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.76 (tdd, J = 1.5, 10.6, 15.4 Hz, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 150.8, 146.7, 135.9, 135.6, 129.9, 127.8, 95.8, 78.7, 33.8. MS (EI): m/z = 181 [M - CO₂ + H].
Compound 2c: IR: 1779 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 7.33 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.94-6.88 (m, 3 H), 5.41 (dd, J = 3.3, 10.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.86 (app t, J = 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.42 (app t, J = 1.9 Hz, 1 H), 3.81 (s, 3 H), 2.93 (dd, J = 3.3, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.79 (tdd, J = 1.9, 10.7, 15.4 Hz, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 160.0, 150.4, 146.3, 137.9, 130.0, 117.8, 114.7, 111.2, 94.8, 78.6, 55.3, 33.2.
Compound 2d: IR: 1780 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 7.35-7.25 (m, 1 H), 7.24-7.12 (m, 3 H), 5.40 (dd, J = 3.3, 10.3 Hz, 1 H), 4.85 (app t, J = 2.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.42 (app t, J = 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 2.92 (dd, J = 3.2, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.79 (tdd, J = 1.4, 10.6, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.39 (s, 3 H). ¹³C NMR 100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 151.2, 147.1, 139.5, 137.1, 130.7, 129.5, 127.0, 123.4, 95.4, 79.5, 33.9, 22.1.
Compound 2e: IR: 1772 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 4.77 (app t, J = 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.36 (app t, J = 1.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.15 (ddd, J = 2.3, 6.9, 10.2 Hz, 1 H), 2.65 (dd, J = 2.9, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.50 (tdd, J = 1.5, 10.3, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.00 (m, 1 H), 1.85-1.07 (m, 10 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 151.7, 147.4, 94.9, 82.6, 41.9, 29.1, 28.6, 28.4, 26.7, 26.3, 26.1.
Compound 2f: IR: 1772 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 4.79 (t, J = 1.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.44 (m, 1 H), 4.37 (t, J = 1.5 Hz, 1 H), 2.70 (dd, J = 3.3, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.46 (tdd, J = 1.5, 9.5, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 1.77 (m, 1 H), 1.75-1.38 (m, 3 H), 0.97 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 151.4, 147.3, 95.0, 78.3, 37.0, 31.5, 18.5, 14.3.
Compound 2g: IR: 1775 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 4.78 (t, J = 1.9 Hz, 1 H), 4.37 (t, J = 1.9 Hz, 1 H), 4.13 (ddd, J = 2.9, 6.6, 10.6 Hz, 1 H), 2.66 (dd, J = 3.0, 15.1 Hz, 1 H), 2.48 (tdd, J = 1.5, 10.6, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 1.93 (m, 1 H), 1.05 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 3 H), 0.99 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 151.6, 147.4, 94.9, 83.2, 32.5, 29.0, 18.2, 18.1.
Compound 2h: IR: 1772 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 4.77 (dd, J = 0.7, 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.39 (dd, J = 1.4, 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.90 (dd, J = 4.4, 7.3 Hz, 1 H), 2.68 (m, 1 H), 1.92-1.52 (m, 7 H), 1.21 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 3 H), 1.45-1.10 (m, 4 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 156.7, 147.3, 93.7, 87.2, 39.8, 32.0, 29.8, 26.6, 26.3, 14.5.
Compound 2i: IR: 1773 cm^-1. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 4.80 (dd, J = 1.1, 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.40 (dd, J = 1.5, 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.10 (dt, J = 4.0, 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 2.52 (m, 1 H), 1.75-1.47 (m, 3 H), 1.47-1.20 (m, 9 H), 1.23 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 3 H), 0.88 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 156.6, 147.1, 93.8, 83.3, 34.7, 33.6, 32.4, 29.9, 29.7, 24.8, 23.3, 14.8, 14.3.