Gomes RFA, Coelho JAS, Afonso CAM. Direct Conversion of Activated 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into δ-Lactone-Fused Cyclopentenones.
CHEMSUSCHEM 2019;
12:420-425. [PMID:
30512226 DOI:
10.1002/cssc.201802537]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Valorization of biomass derived feedstock (e.g., 5-hydroxymethylfurfural platform) is a very active field of chemical research. In this study, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural is converted into cyclopenten-2-ones by virtue of furfural's activation and Meldrum's acid's tendency to undergo decomposition/esterification. Experimental and computational studies suggest a domino rearrangement-lactonization reaction involving BINOL-catalyzed lactonization as the rate-determining step. The novel lactone-fused cyclopenten-2-ones, which bear a quaternary carbon and resemble a didemnenone natural product structure, are converted into several derivatives with potential interest for the fields of synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
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