Highly Selective Synthesis of Seven-Membered Azaspiro Compounds by a Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder Cascade of 1,5-Bisallenes

J Org Chem. 2022 Apr 15;87(8):5279-5286. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00065. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

Abstract

The synthesis of spiro compounds featuring seven- and six-membered rings in the spirobicyclic motif is successfully achieved through a cascade process encompassing a rhodium(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization followed by a highly selective Diels-Alder homodimerization. The scope of the reaction is analyzed based on a series of synthetic substrates, and control experiments and DFT calculations led us to justify the exquisite degree of selectivity observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Rhodium* / chemistry

Substances

  • Rhodium