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Synlett 2015; 26(11): 1633-1637
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1381005
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1381005
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Straightforward Synthesis of Novel Acene-Based Aryne Precursors
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Publication History
Received: 10 April 2015
Accepted after revision: 16 May 2015
Publication Date:
11 June 2015 (online)
Dedicated to Prof. K. Peter C. Vollhardt
Abstract
Large polycyclic o-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflates are easily obtained by reaction of commercially available bisaryne precursors with cyclopentadienones. The transformation involves controlled generation of one of the aryne functionalities, trapping by Diels–Alder reaction with a dienone, and chelotropic extrusion of CO. The newly synthesized triflates are precursors of acene-based arynes, including a didehydropentacene.
Key words
arynes - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - acenes - Diels–Alder reaction - cycloadditionsSupporting Information
- Supporting information for this article is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1381005.
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- 16 General Procedure To a solution of bisaryne precursor 1 or 2 and cyclopentadienone 4, 10, or 11 (110 mol%), in 2:1 MeCN–CH2Cl2, finely powdered anhydrous CsF (120 mol%) was added, and the mixture was stirred at 50 °C under argon atmosphere for 12 h. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the resulting mixture was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, hexanes–CH2Cl2) to isolate the corresponding o-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflate. In some experiments, the intermediate Diels–Alder adduct (e.g., 9) was detected in other fractions eluted from the column, which were collected, concentrated under vacuum, dissolved in tetrachloroethane, and refluxed for 12 h. Evaporation of the solvent under vacuum and column chromatography (SiO2, hexanes–CH2Cl2) of the residue afforded an additional portion of o-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflate. 9,14-Diphenyl-12-(trimethylsilyl)benzo[f]tetraphen-11-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (3) Reaction of 1,3-diphenyl-2H-cyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-one (4, 243 mg, 0.637 mmol), 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-phenylene bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (1, 300 mg, 0.579 mmol), and CsF (105 mg, 0.695 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 9 mL) afforded 3 (218 mg, 58%) as a greenish solid; mp 219–221 °C. 1H NMR (250 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 8.29 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2 H), 8.13 (s, 1 H), 7.85 (s, 1 H), 7.59 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.54 (m, 5 H), 7.54 (m, 5 H), 7.41–7.36 (m, 2 H), 7.04–6.98 (m, 2 H), 0.33 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (63 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.6 (C), 140.9 (C), 140.5 (C), 136.8 (CH), 135.4 (C), 135.2 (C), 132.7 (C), 132.3 (2 CH), 132.2 (C), 132.1 (2 CH), 132.1 (C), 131.9 (C), 130.8 (C), 130.6 (C), 130.55 (C), 130.50 (CH), 130.4 (CH), 129.8 (C), 129.3 (C), 129.1 (2 CH), 129.0 (2 CH), 128.0 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 127.3 (CH), 127.2 (CH), 125.9 (2 CH), 123.3 (2 CH), 115.7 (CH), –0.8 (3 CH3) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 650 (30). HRMS (EI): m/z calcd for C38H29F3O3SSi: 650.1559; found: 650.1563. 5,6,7,8-Tetraphenyl-3-(trimethylsilyl)naphthalen-2-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (12) Reaction of 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one (10, 329 mg, 0.858 mmol), 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-phenylene bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (1, 404 mg, 0.780 mmol), and CsF (142 mg, 0.936 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 11 mL) afforded 12 (305 mg, 60%) as a white solid; mp 249–251 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 7.89 (s, 1 H), 7.59 (s, 1 H), 7.32–7.20 (m, 10 H), 6.92–6.87 (m, 10 H), 0.30 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.8 (C), 140.7 (C), 139.9 (4C), 138.7 (2 C), 138.5 (C), 138.3 (C), 136.9 (CH), 133.4 (C), 131.1 (3 CH), 131.1 (4 CH), 130.9 (2 CH), 130.5 (C), 127.7 (2 CH), 127.6 (2 CH), 126.9 (CH), 126.7 (4 CH), 125.7 (CH), 125.6 (CH), 118.4 (q, J = 320 Hz, CF3), 116.3 (CH), –0.9 (3 CH3) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 652.3 (70) [M+], 504.3 (14), 293.3 (41), 147.1 (43). HRMS (EI): m/z calcd for C38H31F3O3SSi: 652.1715; found: 652.1713. 9,14-Diphenyl-12-(trimethylsilyl)dibenzo[de,qr]tetracen-11-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (13) Reaction of 9,11-diphenyl-10H-cyclopenta[e]pyren-10-one (11, 100 mg, 0.246 mmol), 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-phenylene bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (1, 116 mg, 0.224 mmol), and CsF (41 mg, 0.269 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 9 mL) afforded 13 (66 mg, 40%) as a yellow solid; mp 279–281 °C. 1H NMR (500 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 8.11 (s, 1 H), 7.90–7.85 (m, 6 H), 7.82 (s, 1 H), 7.56–7.48 (m, 10 H), 7.35 (td, J = 7.9, 2.2 Hz, 2 H), 0.32 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 153.0 (C), 141.7 (C), 141.4 (C), 137.3 (CH), 136.9 (C), 136.6 (C), 133.2 (C), 132.4 (2 CH), 132.2 (2 CH), 131.0 (C), 131.0 (C), 130.99 (C) 130.97 (C), 130.3 (C), 130.2 (C), 130.1 (C), 129.9 (C), 129.5 (2 CH), 129.4 (2 CH), 129.1 (CH), 129.0 (CH), 128.2 (CH), 128.1 (CH), 127.1 (CH), 127.1 (CH), 126.6 (CH), 126.4 (CH), 126.2 (C), 126.1 (C), 125.1 (CH), 125.0 (CH), 118.5 (q, J = 325 Hz, CF3), 116.1 (CH), –0.6 (3 CH3) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 674 (100) [M+], 541 (53), 448 (16). 5,6,7,8-Tetraphenyl-3-(trimethylsilyl)anthracen-2-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (17) Reaction of 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one (10, 126 mg, 0.329 mmol), 3,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-naphthalene-2,7-diyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (2, 115 mg, 0.299 mmol), and CsF (55 mg, 0.359 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 9 mL) afforded 17 (84 mg, 40%) as a white solid; mp 223–225 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 8.27 (s, 1 H), 8.22 (s, 1 H), 8.04 (s, 1 H), 7.82 (s, 1 H), 7.39–7.21 (m, 10 H), 7.01–6.78 (m, 10 H), 0.43 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.4 (C), 140.5 (2 C), 139.91 (C), 139.59 (C), 139.52 (C), 139.4 (C), 139.0 (CH), 138.6 (C), 138.3 (C), 132.1 (C), 131.7 (C), 131.6 (CH), 131.6 (CH), 131.4 (CH), 129.6 (C), 128.1 (CH), 128.0 (CH), 127.0 (CH), 126.9 (CH), 126.9 (CH), 126.8 (CH), 126.4 (CH), 125.7 (CH), 116.2 (CH), –0.4 (3 CH3) ppm. MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z = 702 [M+]. 9,16-Diphenyl-13-(trimethylsilyl)dibenzo[a,c]tetracen-12-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (18) Reaction of 1,3-diphenyl-2H-cyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-one (4, 148 mg, 0.388 mmol), 3,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-naphthalene-2,7-diyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (2, 200 mg, 0.353 mmol), and CsF (65 mg, 0.424 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 9 mL) afforded 18 (50 mg, 21%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (500 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 8.51 (s, 1 H), 8.46 (s, 1 H), 8.18 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2 H), 8.05 (s, 1 H), 7.84 (s, 1 H), 7.66–7.54 (m, 10 H), 7.42 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.32 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 6.95 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2 H), 0.43 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.4 (C), 141.6 (2 C), 141.5 (2 C), 139.0 (CH), 135.4 (C), 135.0 (C), 133.0 (2 CH), 133.0 (2 CH), 132.6 (C), 132.6 (C), 131.8 (C), 131.5 (C), 131.5 (C), 131.4 (C), 131.2 (C), 131.0 (CH), 130.9 (CH), 130.0 (C), 129.6 (2 CH), 129.5 (2 CH), 128.3 (CH), 128.2 (CH), 128.06 (C), 127.6 (CH), 127.6 (CH), 126.5 (CH), 126.3 (CH), 126.0 (CH), 123.7 (CH), 118.2 (q, J = 321 Hz, CF3), 116.3 (CH), –0.4 (CH3) ppm. MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z = 700 [M+]. 9,16-Diphenyl-13-(trimethylsilyl)dibenzo[de,uv]pentacen-12-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate (19) Reaction of 9,11-diphenyl-10H-cyclopenta[e]pyren-10-one (11, 118 mg, 0.290 mmol), 3,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-naphthalene-2,7-diyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) (2, 150 mg, 0.264 mmol), and CsF (48 mg, 0.317 mmol) in MeCN–CH2Cl2 (2:1; 9 mL) afforded 19 (46 mg, 24%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (500 MHZ, CDCl3): δ = 8.52 (s, 1 H), 8.47 (s, 1 H), 8.06 (s, 1 H), 7.85 (m, 3 H), 7.82 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.73 (t, J = 8.4 Hz, 2 H), 7.65–7.57 (m, 10 H), 7.29 (td, J = 7.9, 1.2 Hz, 2 H), 0.44 (s, 9 H) ppm. 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.4 (C), 142.1 (C), 142.0 (C), 139.1 (CH), 136.6 (C), 136.6 (C), 132.8 (2 CH), 132.76 (2 CH), 132.0 (C), 131.6 (C), 131.6 (C), 131.3 (C), 131.0 (C), 130.9 (C), 130.4 (C), 130.4 (C), 130.1 (C), 129.7 (CH), 129.6 (CH), 129.4 (CH), 129.3 (CH), 128.2 (CH), 128.1 (CH), 127.0 (CH), 127.0 (CH), 126.7 (CH), 126.6 (CH), 126.6 (CH), 126.4 (C), 126.3 (C), 126.1 (CH), 125.1 (CH), 125.1 (C), 118.2 (q, J = 322 Hz, CF3), 116.29 (CH), 116.28 (CH), –0.43 (3 CH3) ppm. MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z = 724 [M+].
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General reviews on aryne chemistry:
Representative metal-catalyzed transformations involving arynes:
Representative novel metal-free transformations: