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The Nitro Group in Organic Synthesis. Noboru Ono

Copyright © 2001 Wiley-VCH

ISBNs: 0-471-31611-3 (Hardback); 0-471-22448-0 (Electronic)

8

CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

Nitro compounds have been converted into various cyclic compounds via cycloaddition reactions. In particular, nitroalkenes have proved to be useful in Diels-Alder reactions. Under thermal conditions, they behave as electron-deficient alkenes and react with dienes to yield 3-nitrocy- clohexenes. Nitroalkenes can also act as heterodienes and react with olefins in the presence of Lewis acids to yield cyclic alkyl nitronates, which undergo [3+2] cycloaddition. Nitro compounds are precursors for nitrile oxides, alkyl nitronates, and trialkylsilyl nitronates, which undergo [3+2]cycloaddition reactions. Thus, nitro compounds play important roles in the chemistry of cycloaddition reactions. In this chapter, recent developments of cycloaddition chemistry of nitro compounds and their derivatives are summarized.

8.1 DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS

Diels-Alder reactions are one of the most fundamental and useful reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. Various dienes and dienophiles have been employed for this useful reaction.1 Nitroalkenes take part in a host of Diels-Alder reactions in various ways, as outlined in Scheme 8.1. Various substituted nitroalkenes and dienes have been employed for this reaction without any substantial improvement in the original discovery of Alder and coworkers.2 Nitrodienes can also serve as 4π-components for reverse electron demand in Diels-Alder reactions. Because the nitro group is converted into various functional groups, as discussed in Chapters 6 and 7, the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes has been frequently used in synthesis of complex natural products. Recently, Denmark and coworkers have developed [4+2] cycloaddition using nitroalkenes as heterodienes; it provides an excellent method for the preparation of heterocyclic compounds, including pyrrolizidine alkaloids. This is discussed in Section 8.3.

8.1.1 Nitroalkenes Using Dienophiles

Nitroethene undergoes rapid cycloaddition to 1,3-dienes; the subsequent Nef reaction gives cyclohexenones, which are formally produced by the Diels-Alder reaction of ketene with

231

232 CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nef

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

O

 

 

 

R

Al/Hg

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

NO2

 

X

NH2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

Bu3SnH

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

AIBN

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

O A

 

O O

A

MeO2C

 

O

B

N

 

MeO2C

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

B [2+3]

 

B

 

 

 

 

R

 

cycloaddition

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H2/Raney Ni

 

 

O

A

 

 

 

A

 

N

 

B

MeO2C

 

N

 

HO

 

 

 

B

 

 

R

 

HO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

Scheme 8.1.

1,3-dienes (Eq. 8.1).3 This strategy has been used for the synthesis of prostaglandins by Corey and coworkers.4 Another synthesis of prostaglandin based on the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes is presented in Scheme 8.2, in which the nitro group is reduced to an amino group.5 A total synthesis of antheridium-inducing factor of the fern Anemia phyllitidis uses the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroethylene followed by the Nef reaction.6

CH2OCH2Ph

PhCH2O

PhCH2O

–20 ºC

Nef reaction

+

O

NO2

NO2

71% (8.1)

The Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes followed by the Nef reaction is frequently used in natural product synthesis.7 For example, Scheme 8.3 shows an elegant synthesis of dl-mesem- brane starting from the Diels-Alder reaction of 1-arylnitroethene with 1,3-butadiene.7a

Ono and coworkers have developed a new strategy using nitroalkenes as alkene equivalents in Diels-Alder reactions. When unsymmetrical dienes are used, the nitro group controls the regiochemistry of the Diels-Alder reaction, as shown in Eq. 8.2. The nitro group in cycloadducts is removed by radical denitration (see Chapter 7); therefore, nitroalkenes can be regarded as reactive dienophilic alkene equivalents.8 Vinyl sulfones have similar utility in organic synthesis.9 In general, nitroalkenes are more reactive and selective than the corresponding sulfones, but the latter are more readily available than nitroalkenes.

 

 

 

8.1 DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS

 

233

C5H11

 

 

 

 

 

 

S S

R

C5H11

 

R

C5H11

 

 

+

 

S S

Al/Hg

S

S

O2N

 

 

H2N

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

(major)

 

90%

 

 

NO2

 

 

 

 

 

R = (CH2)6CN

 

 

 

O

 

 

H2N

R C5H11 O

 

(CH ) CO

H

 

 

1) OsO4

 

 

 

2 6

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Pb(OAc)4

 

O

 

HO

 

 

3) HgCl2

CHO

O

 

 

 

HO OH

OH

 

 

Scheme 8.2.

NO2

O2N

O

 

 

 

Nef reaction

MeO

 

MeO

 

 

MeO

MeO

MeO

 

 

MeO

 

 

 

O

 

MeO2C

 

 

 

 

HN

 

 

RhCl3

1) LiAlH

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

MeO

2) CH3C(O)NCO

MeO

 

 

 

3) Tf2O

 

 

 

 

 

 

MeO

 

MeO

 

 

85%

 

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

OMe

 

Cl3C

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCl3COCl

N

CuCl (bipy)

Cl

ClCl

MeO2C

 

 

MeO

 

 

O

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

MeO

 

 

CO2Me

 

 

 

88%

 

 

 

 

OMe

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

OMe

 

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bu3SnH

AIBN

O N

N

Me

CO2Me

dl-Mesembrane

Scheme 8.3.

234 CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

 

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

C H

9

O2N C4H9

C4H9

 

 

4

Bu SnH

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Me

 

AIBN

Me

 

 

 

 

80%

 

 

 

72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

NO2

 

 

 

 

O2N

 

Bu3SnH

 

 

 

Me

C4H9

Me

C4H9

AIBN

C4H9

70%

 

52%

(8.2)

 

 

The Diels-Alder reaction of morphinan-6,8-dienes with nitroethene affords a novel type of opium alkaloids (Eq. 8.3).10a High reactivity of nitroethylene is demonstrated for the Diels-Alder reaction with thermally unstable dienes, and this is used for synthesis of polycyclic kopsane-like alkaloids.10b

MeO

MeO

 

O2N

benzene

O

O

+

reflux

N

 

 

N

 

 

CHO

 

CHO

 

NO2

 

 

 

63% (8.3)

Functionalized nitroalkenes are important dienophiles in the Diels-Alder reaction. For example, (E)-methyl β-nitroacrylate is an important reagent in organic synthesis. The nitro group can be readily eliminated; the Diels-Alder reaction of β-nitroacrylate is equivalent to that of ethyl propiolate with an inverse regiochemistry (Eq. 8.4).11

 

CO2Et

 

 

 

H

CO2Et

 

 

 

 

55%

 

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

 

 

CO2Et

DBU

 

CO2Et

O2N

CO Et

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

91%

 

60%

(8.4)

 

 

 

Another example is presented in Eq. 8.5, in which the nitro group is more effective in controlling the direction of addition than the carbonyl group.12

 

O

O

O

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

DBU

 

 

 

O2N

 

NO2

 

83% (8.5)

8.1 DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS 235

Various dienes substituted with heteroatoms such as 1-oxabuta-1,3-dienes have been used in organic synthesis, as shown in Eq. 8.613 and Eq. 8.7.14

 

 

O2N

 

 

 

CO2Me

 

 

 

 

benzene

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

NO2

(8.6)

 

 

CO2Me

 

RT, 3 h

 

 

NHBoc

 

 

 

 

NHBoc

 

 

 

 

 

63%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O2N

 

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

1) benzene, RT, 42 h

(8.7)

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

CO2Me

Me3SiO

CO2Me

2) AcOH

 

 

 

 

 

 

72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitroethene substituted with the Me3Si group is used in a Diels-Alder reaction (Eq. 8.8).15a An example of the reaction with 1-nitro-2-(trialkylsilyl)acetylenes has also been published.15b

NO2

 

SiMe

+

110 ºC, 8h

3

(8.8)

 

Me3Si

 

NO2

 

 

61%

Recently, enhanced endo selectivity has been reported in the Diels-Alder reaction of (E)-1-acetoxybuta-1,3-dienes with methyl β-nitroacrylate. The selectivity is compared with that of the reaction using 1-methoxybuta-1,3-dienes and 1-trimethylsilyloxybuta-1,3-di- enes.16 The degree of electron richness of a diene is an important consideration in endo:exo selectivity issues. In particular, electron-rich dienes favor the formation of exo-nitrocycload- ducts (Eq. 8.9).

CO2Me

 

CH2

Cl2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

endo

exo

Yield (%)

+

 

 

 

 

 

RT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O2N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

67

33

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

MeO2C

MeO2C

 

 

SiMe3

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

68

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O2N

 

O2N

 

 

COMe

95

5

71

 

 

OR

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

exo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

endo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8.9)

Node and co-workers have found that the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes with 1- methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene (Danishefsky’s dienes) exhibit abnormal exo-se- lectivity. Electrostatic repulsion between the nitro and the silyloxy group of the diene induces this abnormal exo-selectivity (Eq. 8.10).17 This selective reaction has been used for the asymmetric synthesis of various natural products as shown in Scheme 8.6.

236 CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

NO2

OMe

1) benzene, reflux

+

2)HCl

R

 

OSiMe3

 

 

R

exo

endo

Yield (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph

87

13

60

R

 

OMe

+

 

 

n-C5H11

66

34

71

 

R

 

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

 

NO2

 

 

 

 

exo

 

endo

 

 

(8.10)

Total synthesis of epibatidine, a potent analgesic compound isolated from the Ecuadorian poison frog Epopedibates tricolor has been accomplished as shown in Scheme 8.4. Here the Diels-Alder reaction of 5-(2-nitrovinyl)-2-chloropyridine with 2-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadi- ene is used as a key step.18 This alkaloid is prepared by using polymer-supported reagents and sequencing agents in a successive manner. The key steps are similar to those in Scheme 8.4, but no chromatographic purification steps are required to afford the product in >90% purity.19

The Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes with Danishefsky’s dienes is applied to synthesis of truncated carbocyclic analogues of a potent neuraminidase inhibitor 4-guanidino-Neu4Ac2en (see Scheme 8.5).20 Carbocyclic analogs are found to retain interesting levels of antiviral activity comparable to those shown by their oxygen-containing compounds in Scheme 8.5.

 

δ-

 

OMe

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

δ-

 

 

 

Me3Si O

 

 

 

 

SiMe3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

steric

 

O

 

 

O

 

 

 

R

N

 

 

electrostatic

 

repulsion

 

R

N

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

repulsion

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

exo

 

 

 

endo

 

 

NO2

 

O

N

 

 

 

O2N

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Cl N

1) 120 ºC

 

 

 

O

1) L-selectride

OMs

 

+

 

 

 

 

2) MsCl

 

 

 

2) CF3CO2H

 

 

 

Cl

N

 

Cl N

 

 

 

 

OSiMe3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68%

 

 

 

53%

 

 

 

HO

 

 

 

 

MsO

 

1) NaOMe, O3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) NaN3, DMF

 

 

78 ºC

 

 

OMs

N3

 

2) NaBH4

 

 

2) MsCl, Et3N

 

 

 

 

 

Cl

 

N

 

 

 

Cl

N

 

 

 

80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MsO

 

 

 

 

Cl

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

SnCl2

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

NH2

 

N

 

MeOH-THF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 ºC

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cl

 

 

 

 

 

84%

 

 

 

80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheme 8.4.

8.1 DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS 237

PhCH2O H OCH2Ph OTMS

toluene

+ O2N O 110 ºC

O2N

 

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

 

 

MeO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PhCH2O

 

 

 

 

 

58%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

1) Ac2O, pyridine

 

 

PhCH2O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

1) H+, HO

OH

 

 

 

DMAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H2N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) HCl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) NaBH4, CoCl2

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AcHN

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MeO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PhCH2O

 

 

 

 

PhCH2O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

Me3S+I-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

NaN3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

AcHN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n-BuLi

 

 

AcHN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NH

 

O

 

 

NH

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

N

 

 

NH2

H

 

 

 

 

N

 

NH2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HO

 

 

 

HO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NHAcH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NHAcH

 

 

 

 

 

Drug for influenza A and B

Scheme 8.5.

1-Nitrodiene systems such as 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indoles21 and 2-(2-nitrovinyl)furans22 are reactive enough as dienes for the Diels-Alder reaction, as shown in Eqs. 8.11 and 8.12. Elimination of HNO2 and dehydrogenation take place spontaneously to give aromatized products, respectively.

NO2

 

O

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

140 ºC

(8.11)

 

 

N

N

 

 

H

 

 

 

O

 

H

 

O

 

 

50–60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2Me

 

NO2

+

CO2Me

140 ºC

 

O

 

(8.12)

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53%

 

Reactions of 2-(2-nitrovinyl)-1,4-benzoquinone with furans, indoles, and endocyclic enol ethers form angular, fused heterocyclic quinoid ring systems (see Eq. 8.13).23

238 CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

 

 

O

O2N

 

 

O2N

heat

OH

 

+

(8.13)

 

O

O

 

O

HO

87%

Aromatization is often observed during the Diels-Alder reaction using nitroalkenes. Jung24 and Ono25 have reported that 2-phenylsulfinyl-1-nitroalkenes act as nitroacetylene equivalents in Diels-Alder reactions to give aromatic compounds, as shown in Eqs. 8.14 and 8.15, respectively.

 

 

Me

 

Me

Me

Ph

NO2

 

 

(8.14)

 

benzene

 

 

 

 

S

+

OSiMe3

 

 

NO2

 

reflux

 

O

Me

 

 

OH

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

 

 

32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMe

 

 

Me

Ph

NO2

 

toluene

 

(8.15)

S

+

 

110 ºC, 2 h

HO

O

 

 

 

 

Me3SiO

 

 

51%

 

 

 

 

Another example of the preparing of aromatic compounds via the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes is presented in Eq. 8.16.26 Cycloaddition of methyl propiolate affords a high yield of the isomeric product.

 

 

OMe

 

 

CO2Me

 

 

OMe

O2N

 

CO2Me

 

HO

 

OMe

1) 0–25 ºC

80%

 

2) DBU

(8.16)

 

 

Me3SiO

 

OMe

 

 

CO2Me

 

CO2Me

HO

Node and coworkers have used this aromatization strategy for the synthesis of (–) aphanorphine.27 The Diels-Alder reaction of chiral nitroalkene, prepared by the asymmetric nitroolefination reaction of α-methyl-δ-valerolactone, with the Danishefsky’s diene followed by aromatization is used as a key step for this total synthesis, as shown in Scheme 8.6.

Nitrodienes are conveniently prepared by elimination of benzoic acid from β-nitro-β-1-cy- clopentenyl-α-benzoyloxyethane. They undergo the Diels-Alder reaction with methyl acrylate (Eq. 8.17).28

O2N

 

O2N

OC(O)Ph

AcONa

 

+

 

CO Me benzene, 120 ºC

CO2Me

 

 

2

 

47% (8.17)

 

 

 

8.1

DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS

239

 

 

 

OMe

 

O

O

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

 

 

Me

 

1) benzene, reflux

O

 

O

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

(R)

2) HCl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO2

Me3SiO

 

 

NO2

OMe

 

 

 

 

 

30% (overall)

 

 

 

OMe

 

 

 

 

p-TsOH, MeOH

Me

1) (COCl)2, DMSO

 

 

 

 

MeO2C

2) BF3•OEt2

 

 

 

 

OH

 

 

 

 

 

 

74%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NMe

 

 

MeO

 

 

MeO

 

 

 

 

Me CO2Me

 

 

Me

 

 

 

41%

 

(–) - aphanorphine

 

Scheme 8.6.

In intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions, two rings are formed in one step. The reaction has been used to synthesize a number of interesting ring systems.29 The intramolecular cyclization of (E)-1-nitrodeca-1,6,8-triene at 80 °C affords an endo cycloadduct with the trans ring fusion preferentially, as shown in Eq. 8.18. In contrast, (Z)-nitroalkenes produce a nearly 1:1 mixture of cisand trans-fused cycloadducts.30

 

 

H

 

H

 

 

 

80 ºC

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

 

Me

 

O2N

 

H

 

H

 

 

 

NO2

 

NO2

 

 

 

89

:

11

(8.18)

 

 

H

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 ºC

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

 

Me

 

 

 

H

 

H

 

O

N

NO2

 

NO2

 

2

1

:

1

 

 

 

 

Although Lewis acid-catalyzed-Diels-Alder reactions of enones are common, there are few reports on the catalysis of Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes. The reaction of nitroalkenes with alkenes in the presence of Lewis acids undergoes a different course of reaction to give cyclic nitronates (see Section 8.3). Knochel reported an enhanced reactivity and selectivity of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction using silica gel as Lewis acid in hexane (Eq. 8.19).31

 

H

Silica gel

(8.19)

 

hexane

Me

H

O N

NO2

2

85% (single diastereoisomer)

 

240 CYCLOADDITION CHEMISTRY OF NITRO COMPOUNDS

A concentrated solution of LiClO4 in diethyl ether has also been shown to activate the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions (Eq. 8.20).32 The reaction proceeds at room temperature to give the adduct in good yield, whereas noncatalyzed reaction proceeds very slowly even at 80 °C (yield was 22% for 65 h).

EtO2C

CO2Et

CO2Et

O2N

LiClO4

CO2Et (8.20)

Et2O

 

O2N

 

 

70%

Intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclizations of (E)-1-nitro-1,7,9-decatrienes under thermal conditions and Lewis acid conditions lead to the formation of decalin ring systems with excellent endo selectivity (Eq. 8.21). This strategy is used for preparing of the AB ring system of norzoanthamine.33

 

 

O2N

 

 

 

H

 

MOMO

 

OMOM

 

NO2

 

 

 

 

 

H3C

H3C

H CH

(8.21)

CH3

benzene

3

 

 

 

 

85 ºC, 65 h

 

 

OPMB

OPMB

 

Oppolzer and Robbiani have reported highly stereoselective total syntheses of alkaloids such as chelidonine by an intramolecular o-quinodimethene/nitrostyrene-cycloaddition (Scheme 8.7).34 (Benzocyclobutane is used as a source of quinodimethene). The high regioand stereoselectivity in the intramolecular cycloaddition is remarkable; a strong preference for transition state, exo-NO2, over transition state, endo-NO2, is responsible for the stereoselectivity.

It has been known that aromatic heterocycles such as furan, thiophene, and pyrrole undergo Diels-Alder reactions despite their aromaticity and hence expected inertness. Furans have been especially used efficiently as dienes due to their electron-rich properties. Thiophenes and pyrroles are less reactive as dienes than furans. But pyrroles with N-electron-withdrawing substituents are efficient dienes. There exists a limited number of examples of five-membered, aromatic heterocycles acting as dienophiles in Diels-Alder reactions. Some nitro heteroaromatics serve as dienophiles in the Diels-Alder reactions. Heating a mixture of 1-(phenylsulfonyl)- 3-nitropyrrole and isoprene at 175 °C followed by oxidation results in the formation of indoles (see Eq. 8.22).35a N-Tosyl-3-nitroindole undergoes high-yielding Diels-Alder reactions with

NO2

 

O

N

 

Me

 

O2N

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

Me

Me

 

 

 

 

N H

 

N

 

N

H

 

 

SO Ph

 

 

 

 

SO2Ph

 

 

 

SO

Ph

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) base

 

+

 

 

 

 

Me

(8.22)

2) DDQ

N

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO2Ph

 

 

 

SO2Ph

 

 

 

 

 

91% (3:1)

 

 

 

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