The profound effect of the ring size in the electrocyclic opening of cyclobutene-fused bicyclic systems
The profound effect of the ring size in the electrocyclic opening of cyclobutene-fused bicyclic systems
Fused cyclobutenes, prepared by the photocycloaddition of propargyl alcohols to cyclic anhydride chromophores, undergo facile thermochemical ring opening to fused ?-lactones. The size of the fused ring profoundly influences the temperature that is required to facilitate the ring opening (from 50 °C to 180 °C) and the nature of the product that is formed. Our studies provide new insights into the mechanistic course of these reactions and have been extended to facilitate the preparation of lactams fused to medium-sized rings
cyclobutenes, electrocyclic reactions, fused-ring systems, photochemistry, ring opening
1527-1531
Ralph, Michael J.
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Harrowven, David C.
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Gaulier, Steven
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Ng, Sean
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Booker-Milburn, Kevin I.
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26 January 2015
Ralph, Michael J.
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Harrowven, David C.
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Gaulier, Steven
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Ng, Sean
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Booker-Milburn, Kevin I.
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Ralph, Michael J., Harrowven, David C., Gaulier, Steven, Ng, Sean and Booker-Milburn, Kevin I.
(2015)
The profound effect of the ring size in the electrocyclic opening of cyclobutene-fused bicyclic systems.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54 (5), .
(doi:10.1002/anie.201410115).
Abstract
Fused cyclobutenes, prepared by the photocycloaddition of propargyl alcohols to cyclic anhydride chromophores, undergo facile thermochemical ring opening to fused ?-lactones. The size of the fused ring profoundly influences the temperature that is required to facilitate the ring opening (from 50 °C to 180 °C) and the nature of the product that is formed. Our studies provide new insights into the mechanistic course of these reactions and have been extended to facilitate the preparation of lactams fused to medium-sized rings
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 November 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 December 2014
Published date: 26 January 2015
Keywords:
cyclobutenes, electrocyclic reactions, fused-ring systems, photochemistry, ring opening
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Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Catalysis and Flow, Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
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Local EPrints ID: 389692
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/389692
ISSN: 1433-7851
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Michael J. Ralph
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Steven Gaulier
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Sean Ng
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Kevin I. Booker-Milburn
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