A tandem Mannich addition-palladium catalyzed ring-closing route toward 4-substituted-3(2H)-furanones

Synthesis of 5-Amino-3(2H)-furanones via S-Methylation/Intramolecular Cyclization of γ-Sulfanylamides

The S-methylation/intramolecular cyclization of γ-sulfanylamide is depicted. Different methylating reagents were successfully employed for S-methylation, depending on the substituent pattern of the amide in the starting γ-sulfanylamides; trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate was used for N-aryl substituted γ-sulfanylamides, and the combination of methyl iodide and silver(I) tetrafluoroborate was used for N-alkyl substituted γ-sulfanylamides. When the resulting sulfonium salt was treated with DBU, it smoothly underwent intramolecular cyclization to produce a series of N-aryl, N-alkyl, N,N-dialkyl or N-alkyl-N-aryl substituted 5-amino-3(2H)-furanones in 55%-quantitative yields.

Palladium Catalyzed Ring-Opening of Diazabicylic Olefins with 4-Halo-1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Accessing 3(2H)-Furanone-Appended Cyclopentenes

We have realized a Pd-catalyzed ring-opening of diazabicyclic olefins with 4-halo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. This reaction resulted in the formation of 3(2H)-furanone-appended hydrazino cyclopentenes. The reaction proceeds via the formation of a π-allylpalladium intermediate which is attacked by the active methylene species, and an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution in the 4-halo-1,3-dicarbonyl moiety furnishes the 3(2H)-furanone-substituted cyclopentene. We could extend this methodology to cyclopropane-appended spirotricyclic olefin for synthesizing 3(2H)-furanone-substituted spiro[2.4]hept-5-ene.

Organocatalytic asymmetric domino Michael/O-alkylation reaction for the construction of succinimide substituted 3(2H)-furanones catalyzed by quinine

Asymmetric domino reaction of maleimides with γ-halogenated-β-ketoesters catalyzed by quinine is developed to give succinimide substituted 3(2H)-furanones in good enantioselectivities.