An Allene Approach to Tetrahydrofuran-Fused Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-enes

作者:Song, Shihua; Fu, Chunling; Huang, Xin*; Ma, Shengming*
来源:Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2018, 360(5): 1019-1025.
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201701407

摘要

An efficient access to tetrahydrofuran-fused bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-enes via palladium-catalyzed cyclization of oxygen-tethered 2,7-alkadiynylic carbonates with 2-(buta-2,3-dienyl)malononitrile has been developed. Perfect chiral induction was observed when a substituent was introduced to the propargylic position affording the optically active polycyclic products of both enantiomers. Control experiments showed that the oxygen tether of 2,7-alkadiynylic carbonates and the two cyano groups in allene are indispensible for this transformation.