Preparation and Application of Iron-substituted (Z)-Enals: Synthesis of 5-Substituted α,β-Butenolides

Crossing the Finishing Line: Total Syntheses of the Vancomycin Aglycon

Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Crystal Structure Determination of Cationic [(Cyclopentadienyl)dicarbonyliron](alkynyl)‐aminocarbene Complexes

(Alkynoyl)iron complexes 1, Cp(CO)2Fe(OCCCR) (R = CH3, Ph, SiMe3), were synthesized by applying a mixed anhydride procedure and transformed into the cationic methoxycarbene complexes 2, [Cp(CO)2 Fe(C(OMe)CCR)+]-[PF6–]. Primary amines H2NR′ react with the methoxycarbene complexes to furnish exclusively cationic aminocarbene complexes 3, [Cp(CO)2 Fe(C(NHR′)CCR)+][PF6–], or (2-methoxyvinyl)aminocarbene complexes 5. The spectroscopic properties of the new complexes are discussed. The (alkynyl)-aminocarbene complexes 3e and 3f were characterized by X-ray crystal structure analysis.

Reactions of (η5-C5H5)(CO)2Fe-Substituted N-Sulfonyl Azadienes with C-Nucleophiles. A Route to 5-Substituted Dihydropyrrolones

A variety of cyclic β-[(η5-C5H5)(CO)2Fe]-substituted N-sulfonyl azadienes 4 were prepared:  e.g., from the corresponding iron-substituted (Z)-enals and benzenesulfonamide. Reactions of these iron compounds with Grignard reagents or organolithiums gave 5-substituted α,β-unsaturated N-sulfonyl γ-lactams 5. In some cases the corresponding non-N-protected 5-substituted γ-lactams 6 were isolated as well. Key steps of these reaction cascades are the initial 1,2-addition to the imine moiety and the subsequent carbonylation step. The reaction of the chromene−iron complex 4e with (allyl)MgCl gave the (η3-allyl)iron−γ-lactam complex 8a with a ring-opened chromene framework. This complex was structura…

Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylferrates ([C5H5(CO)2Fe]M, M = Na, K): Reagents with various synthetic applications

Cationic Iron Aminocarbene Complexes as Dienophiles in Diels‐Alder Reaction with Cyclopentadiene

The cationic iron (alkynyl)aminocarbene complexes [Cp(CO)2Fe(C(NHR)CCSiMe3][PF6], (R C6H5, p-CH3C6H4) 1 derived from aromatic amines smoothly react with cyclopentadiene in dichloromethane to yield the cycloadducts 2. No reaction was observed for complexes derived from sterically demanding aliphatic amines, like L-alanine tert-butyl ester. For comparison, the alkynyl-substituted acyl iron compounds Cp(CO)2Fe(CO)CC (R SiMe3, C6H5) 3 were investigated, requiring TiCl4 catalysis to undergo the cycloaddition reaction. The structures of the cycloadducts 4 were determined by X-ray crystallography.

A Novel Approach to Dihydropyrrolones from Iron-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Imines and Organolithium and Grignard Reagents: Developments, Mechanisms and Stereoselective Syntheses

Reactions of N-sulfonylimines, derived from Cp(CO)2Fe-substituted (Z)-enals and benzenesulfonamide, with Grignard or organolithium reagents furnish N-sulfonyldihydropyrrolones. When N-sulfinylimines and organometallic reagents are used, unprotected α,β-unsaturated γ-lactams are formed exclusively. Recent mechanistic studies and diastereoselective variations for the synthesis of chiral 5-substituted dihydropyrrolones from iron-substituted azadienes are discussed here.

β-Branched α-Halo Carboxylic Acid Derivatives via Stereoselective 1,4 Addition of Dialkylaluminum Chlorides to α,β-Unsaturated N-Acyloxazolidinones

The stereoselective synthesis of β-branched α-halo carboxylic acids containing two newly formed chiral centers is accomplished by a reaction cascade consisting of the 1,4 addition of dialkylaluminum chlorides to α,β-unsaturated N-acyloxazolidinones and subsequent reaction of the intermediate aluminum enolates with N-halosuccinimide. The most efficient stereocontrol in these tandem processes has been achieved with oxazolidinones derived from glucosamine. Not only aryl substituted but also purely aliphatic β-branched α-halo carboxylic acids can be stereoselectively synthesized by this method. However, the reactions of β-aryl α,β-unsaturated N-acyloxazolidinones show the highest diastereoselec…