ROM-RCM of cycloalkene-yne

Controlled Living Cascade Polymerization of Polycyclic Enyne Monomers: Leveraging Complete Degradability for a Stereochemical and Structural Investigation

Cascade polymerizations recently gained significant attention due to their use of unique transformations, involving multiple bond making and/or breaking steps, when converting monomers to repeat units. However, designing complex cascade polymerizations which proceed in a controlled manner is very challenging. Various side reactions can hamper polymerization performance and the efficiency of the cascade. In this work, we explore a metathesis-based cascade polymerization of unique polycyclic enyne monomers, which contain a terminal alkyne and two cyclic alkenes. By modifying the monomer's stereochemistry, linkers, and ring types, we were able to modulate the polymerization performance and the extent to which a complete cascade reaction occurs. Upon subjecting the resulting polymers to mild acidic conditions and analyzing the degradation products, we were able to calculate the percentage of repeat units derived from a complete cascade reaction (termed the cascade efficiency). In addition to identifying how various structural parameters in the monomer influence the success of a cascade polymerization, we were able to achieve controlled living cascade polymerizations of multiple monomers with >99% cascade efficiency and produce various block copolymers.

The Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alder-Ene Reactions of O- and N-Linked 1,6-Enynes Incorporating Triethylsilyl Capping Groups

A series of O- and N-linked 1,6-enynes (e.g., 11) have been prepared with each subjected to a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular Alder-ene (IMAE) reaction, thus producing the isomeric and cyclic 1,4-diene (e.g., 12). These processes proceed most effectively when a triethylsilyl group is attached to the alkyne moiety and so generating alkenylsilanes that can be manipulated in various useful ways, including via iododesilylation (to give, for example, iodoalkene 62).

Chemoselective olefin metathesis transformations mediated by ruthenium complexes

Over the past decade, ruthenium-mediated metathesis transformations, including polymerization reactions, cross-metathesis, ring-closing metathesis, enyne metathesis, ring-rearrangement metathesis, and also tandem processes, represent one of the most studied families of organic reactions. This has translated into the development of a large number of structurally diverse catalysts. Whereas most of these investigations are focused on determining catalytic performance, only rare examples of studies dealing with chemoselectivity have been reported to date. Usually, variations are observed in product conversions but rarely in product distributions. In this critical review, we provide an overview of the stereochemistry of newly formed C=C bonds either in ring-closing or cross-metathesis as a function of the catalyst structure. A discussion of disparities encountered in macrocyclisation reactions leading (or not) to the formation of dimeric products is also presented. Since distinctive metathesis products could be isolated as a function of the ligand borne by the ruthenium centre--phosphine or N-heterocyclic carbene in the dissymetrization of trienes, enyne metathesis and ring rearrangements, these topics are also discussed (72 references).

Recent Progress on Enyne Metathesis: Its Application to Syntheses of Natural Products and Related Compounds

Olefin metathesis using ruthenium carbene complexes is a useful method in synthetic organic chemistry. Enyne metathesis is also catalyzed by these complexes and various carbo- and heterocycles could be synthesized from the corresponding enynes. Dienyne metathesis, cross enyne metathesis and ring-opening enyne metathesis have been further developed. Various complicated compounds, such as the natural products and the related biologically active substances, could be synthesized using these metatheses reactions. Skeletal reorganization using the transition metals and metallotropic rearrangement are also discussed.

Ring-Rearrangement Metathesis

Ring-rearrangement metathesis (RRM) refers to the combination of several metathesis transformations into a domino process, in which an endocyclic double bond of a cycloolefin reacts with an exocyclic alkene. RRM has proven to be a powerful method for the rapid construction of complex structures. The extension of the basic ring-opening-ring-closing metathesis process by further metathesis steps as well as an examination of the driving forces, limits, scope, recent advantages, and future perspectives of these domino sequences is presented with various examples, thus reflecting the high efficiency and utility of RRM in organic synthesis.

Synthesis of Isoquinoline Derivatives Using ROM−RCM of Cyclobutene-yne

Isoquinoline derivatives were synthesized from cyclobutenylmethylamine derivatives having an alkyne moiety in a tether using a second-generation ruthenium carbene complex under ethylene gas in good yields.

[Development of new synthetic method using organometallic complexes and an application toward natural product synthesis]

Recently, many organometallic complexes, such as palladium, nickel, ruthenium, titanium complexes and others, were used for synthetic organic chemistry. We have developed many novel synthetic methods using these organometallic complexes for synthetic organic chemistry. As the organometallic complexes, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, ruthenium, zirconium, titanium, and palladium complexes, were used. Furthermore, bimetallic complexes having silicon-tin and silicon-zirconium bonds were investigated. On the other hand, utilization of gases in synthetic organic chemistry has been also developed. 1 atm pressure of gases such as CO, CO(2), N(2), ethylene and acetylene, could be used and the reaction procedure is very simple, that a balloon filled with a gas is connected on the top of the flask. Using our novel synthetic methods, we have synthesized many natural products and biologically active substances, such as cephalotaxin, mesembrine, tubifoline, strychnine, stemoamide, lycopodine, pumiliotoxin C, beta-lactam, carbapenam and benzodiazepinone derivatives.