Synthesis of fused-β-lactams through selective gold-catalyzed oxycyclization of dioxolane-tethered enynes

J Org Chem. 2013 Sep 20;78(18):8956-65. doi: 10.1021/jo401390k. Epub 2013 Sep 11.

Abstract

The gold-catalyzed preparation of 2-azetidinone-fused oxacycles was accomplished from β-lactam-linked enynes through heterocyclization reaction taking advantage of the acetonide pendant group. While the synthesis of fused tetrahydrofuran-β-lactams from 1,3-enynes could be considered as an unusual metal-catalyzed cyclization of enynols, α-alkoxy dioxolane-tethered 1,3-enynes exclusively undergo bis-oxycyclization to afford tricyclic bridged acetals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Cyclization
  • Dioxolanes / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • beta-Lactams / chemical synthesis*
  • beta-Lactams / chemistry

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Dioxolanes
  • beta-Lactams
  • Gold
  • formal glycol