Iridium Complex-Catalyzed Intramolecular Ene-Type Reaction of 1,6-Enynes Accelerated in Ionic Liquid

Abstract

Iridium complex catalyzes an intramolecular ene-type reaction of 1,6-enynes to give cyclic 1,4-dienes. The reaction proceeds more efficiently in an imidazolium salt than in toluene and the ionic liquid can be reused.

Key words

iridium - cycloisomerization - enynes - dienes - ionic liquid

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11

Using 1a- E as an enyne in toluene at 90 °C, no reaction proceeded by [RhCl(cod)]₂ and many unidentified products were obtained by PtCl₂.

12

The higher reactivity of the E-isomer than the Z one is probably because the β-hydrogen is closer to the metal center in the metallacycle derived from the E-isomer. [4] However, the different selectivity of Ir- an Rh-catalyst could not yet be explained.

14

Typical Experimental Procedure (Table 2, entry 3): Under an atmosphere of argon, [IrCl(cod)]₂ (10.1 mg, 1.5 × 10^-2 mmol, 5 mol%) and allyl propargyl ether 1a- E (54.7 mg, 0.300 mmol) were placed in a flask. After the addition of [BMIM]BF₄ (0.5 mL), the mixture was stirred at 60 °C (bath temperature) for 1 h. The resulting mixture was extracted with Et₂O, then the combined ether phase was evaporated to dryness, and the obtained crude products were purified by thin layer chromatography to give pure 2a (52.0 mg, 0.285 mmol, 95%).

15

In [BMIM]BF₄ at 60 °C, it took 3 h to consume 1a- Z and 2a was obtained in 43% yield.

18

Under the same reaction conditions, crotylpropargylmalonate did not give an ene-type product.