Photochemistry of δ-hydroxybutyl α,β-unsaturated γ,δ-epoxy nitriles. Formation of spiro ketals

Autor: Takao Nakano, Masanori Sakamoto, Ikuo Iida, Keitaro Ishii, Tatsuya Zenko, Takehiko Nishio, Masashi Kotera
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Liebigs Annalen. 1995:19-27
ISSN: 1099-0690
0947-3440
DOI: 10.1002/jlac.199519950106
Popis: Photocyclization reactions of δ-hydroxybutyl α,β-unsaturated γ,δ-epoxy nitriles 4a, b at 254 nm lead to spiro ketals 5a, b and 6a, b arising from the carbonyl ylide intermediate A. The spiro ketal 6b containing an endocyclic double bond is transformed to spiro ether 16 by an acid-catalyzed 1,3-sigmatropic rearrangement. The ratio of spiro ketals 5 and 6 has been shown to depend on solvent polarity and acidity of additives. Application to the synthesis of pheromones is presented. X-ray crystal structure analyses are performed on dispiro compound 18 and spiro ester 25.
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