Stereocontrol of Paterno-Buchi photocycloadditions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 31, 1997, Pages 5407-5410

  Fleming, Steven A ^a   Gao, J Jerry ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxetane synthesis; Siloxane photochemistry; Stereoselective photocycloaddition

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; OXETANE DERIVATIVE; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030792957     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01201-X     Document Type: Article

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7. Our preferred explanation of the stereoselectivity observed in our silyl tethered work (see Ref. 1) is based on the requirement of two π stabilizing groups attached to the styryl moiety and their consistent cis relationship in the 4-membered ring that is formed.
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9. High pressure liquid chromatography was performed using a Microsorb Si-80-199-C5 silica column eluted with 5% EtOAc in hexane at a flow rate of 3 mL/min.
10. 15O CI m/z calc. 211.1123, obs. 211.1118.
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15. 15O CI m/z calc. 211.1123, obs. 211.1131.
16. 3) δ 7.2-7.5 (m, 10 H), 6.29 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.47 (dq, J = 6.3, 6.3 Hz , 1 H), 4.45 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 1.17 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 3 H).
17. For an example see: Gottschalk, P.; Neckers, D. C. J. Org. Chem. 1985, 50, 3498.
18. 2Si CI m/z calc. 313.1624, obs. 313.1613.