Studies toward the asymmetric synthesis of Indian through ring contraction reactions promoted by thallium (III)

Author(s)

Marcus Vinicius Craveiro

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ)
• Defense date: 2004-07-29

Examining board members

Luiz Fernando da Silva Junior; Fernando Antonio Santos Coelho; Massuo Jorge Kato

• Advisor: Luiz Fernando da Silva Junior

Abstract

This dissertation presents a study toward the synthesis of optically active indans by the thallium(III) promoted ring contraction of 3-alkenols. Two new thallium(III) salts were prepared - thalllium (S)-(-)-triacetoxypropionate (TTAP) and thallium tripropionate (TTP) - from thallium triacetate (TIA) and (S)-(-)-2-acetoxypropionic acid and propionic acid, respectively. The cyclization of isopulegol was performed using TTAP or TTP. The isolated yields for these reactions are similar to that obtained with TTA or with thallium trinitrate (TTN) The oxidative rearrangement of the 2-(3,4-dihydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-ethanol, which is a 3alkenol, could also be performed by TTAP or by TTP, although the isolated yields were lower from that in a similar reaction with TTN, TTA or thallium trifluoroacetate (TTFA). In these ring contractions, the reactivity c1early depends on the eletron-withdrawing ability of the anion bonded to the thallium atom. In addition, the best reaction conditions are those where the solvent is a mixture of H2O and the acid corresponding to the ligand of the thallium(III) salt. Finally, in the reaction using the chiral non-racemic TTAP, the ring contraction product was obtained as a racemic mixture. The preliminary results on the enzymatic resolution of 3-hydroxy-1-indan-1-yl-propan-1-one using lipases show that optically active indan might be obtained in good e.e. using this approach. (AU)