Chiral cyclobutanols and cyclopentane dimers via samarium(II) iodide induced keto-olefin cyclisations of carbohydrate-derived unsaturated ketones

D. Bradley G. Williams, Judy Caddy, Kevin Blann, J. J.Cronjé Grové, Cedric W. Holzapfel

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Abstract

Some pentose and hexose sugars were converted into unsaturated ketone derivatives, which themselves served as substrates for 4-exo-trig radical cyclisation reactions mediated by SmI2. Depending on the order of addition of reagents, the keto-olefins could also be made to undergo a surprising tandem 5-endo-trig cyclisation/dimerisation reaction to a cyclopentane dimer or a cyclobutane monomer.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberP02909SS
Pages (from-to)2009-2014
Number of pages6
JournalSynthesis
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Carbocycles
  • Carbohydrates
  • Radical reactions
  • Ring closure
  • Samarium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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