1.5 Cyclization Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
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Editors: Gao, S.; Ma, S.
Title: Metal-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions 1
Print ISBN: 9783131998613; Online ISBN: 9783132403406; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-003-129294
1st edition © 2016 Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart
Subjects: Organic Chemistry;Chemical Reactions, Catalysis;Organometallic Chemistry;Laboratory Techniques, Stoichiometry
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Title: Science of Synthesis
DOI: 10.1055/b-00000101
Series Editors: Carreira, E. M.; Decicco, C. P.; Fürstner, A.; Koch, G.; Molander, G.; Schaumann, E.; Shibasaki, M.; Thomas, E. J.; Trost, B. M.
Type: Multivolume Edition
Abstract

Discussed in this chapter are two classes of metal-catalyzed cyclization reactions of alkenes and alkynes, namely one where unactivated carbon–carbon double or triple bonds act as nucleophiles to attack tethered electrophiles, and the other where the π-system is activated by a metal-based π-acid and is subsequently attacked by carbonucleophiles. In the former scenario, the in situ generation of electrophiles is typically promoted by hard Lewis acid catalysts, which initiate Prins, aza-Prins, or carbonyl-ene reactions. In the latter scenario, the coordination of a carbon–carbon double or triple bond to a soft Lewis acidic metal catalyst lowers the energy of the π* orbital and thereby enables attack by nucleophiles. A large array of cyclic structural motifs are accessible, many in a stereoselective manner, via such metal catalysis. These motifs, including tetrahydrofurans, tetrahydropyrans, cycloalkenes, dihydronaphthalenes, carbazoles, coumarins, quinolinones, benzopyrans, dihydroquinolines, and phenanthrenes, are essential components of various bioactive compounds and natural products. Exemplary applications of these methods in the syntheses of natural products and relevant structures are also discussed.
Key words
cyclization - alkenes - alkynes - catalysis - Prins reaction - carbonucleophiles - gold - iron - mercury - palladium - natural products - tetrahydropyrans - dihydronaphthalenes - carbazoles - coumarins - quinolinones - benzopyrans - dihydroquinolines - phenanthrenes- 3 Snider BB, In Comprehensive Organic Synthesis Trost BM, Fleming I. Pergamon Oxford 1991; Vol. 2 527
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