Gulnara N. Kadikova

Cobalt-Catalyzed [6 + 2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes with 1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene as a Key Element in the Direct Construction of Substituted Bicyclo[4.3.1]decanes

A new, effective catalytic system based on Co(acac)2 has been developed for [6 + 2] cycloaddition of terminal alkynes to 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene to give substituted bicyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,7,9-tetraenes in high yields (68-85%). The electrophilic activation of double bonds in the bicyclic products with m-CPBA is an efficient method for the synthesis of substituted bicyclo[4.3.1]deca-2,4,8-triene-7,10-diols, which form the key structural moieties of numerous natural biologically active compounds. The structures of the obtained compounds were reliably proven by modern spectral methods and X-ray diffraction. The mechanism of the discovered rearrangement was studied both using deuterium-labeled bicyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,7,9-tetraenes and utilizing quantum chemical calculations. The obtained substituted bicyclo[4.3.1]deca-2,4,8-triene-7,10-diols and their keto derivatives showed high antitumor activity in vitro against Hek293, Jurkat, K562, and A549 tumor cell lines.

[6π+2π]-Cycloaddition of α,ω-Diallenes and α,ω-Diacetylenes to 1,3,5-Cycloheptatriene in the Presence of TiCl4-Et2AlCl

Abstract[6π+2π]-Cycloaddition of α,ω-diallenes and α,ω-bis(trimethylsilyl)diacetylenes to 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene in the presence of a two-component catalytic system TiCl4-Et2AlCl was performed that led to the formation of bis(endo-bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-dienes) and bis(8-trimethylsilyl-endo-bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4,7-trienes) linked by polymethylene spacer in 69–86% yields.

Synthesis of Si- and N-containing bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-dienes and bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4,7-trienes

A [6π+2π] cycloaddition of Si- and N-containing alkynes and 1,2-dienes to cyclohepta-1,3,5-trienes in the presence of the two-component catalytic system (acac)2TiCl2-Et2AlCl gives rise to the corresponding bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-diene and bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4,7-triene derivatives.

Transition metal-catalyzed homodimerization of 1,3,5-cycloheptatrienes

New systems obtained by the treatment of Ti, Ni, Nb, Ta, and Zr compounds with diethylaluminum chloride catalyze the selective homodimerization of 1,3,5-cycloheptatrienes to form strained pentacyclic hydrocarbons via the mechanisms of [6+2] intermolecular and [4+2] intramolecular cycloaddition.

Catalytic [6π + 2π]-Cycloaddition of 1,2-Dienes to Bis(cyclohepta-1,3,5-trien-7-yl)alkanes in the Presence of Ti(acac)2Cl2,–Et2AlCl

An efficient procedure has been developed for the synthesis of difficultly accessible 9,9′-(alkane-α,ω-diyl)bis[7-(diphenylmethylidene)bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-dienes] and 16,16′-(alkane-α,ω-diyl)bis(tricyclo-[9.4.1.02,10]hexa-2,12,14-trienes) in 55–84% yields by [6π + 2π]-cycloaddition of 7,7′-(alkane-α,ω-diyl)bis-(cyclohepta-1,3,5-trienes) to 1,1-diphenylpropa-1,2-diene and cyclonona-1,2-diene in the presence of the catalytic system Ti(acac)2Cl2–Et2AlCl. The structure of the isolated compounds has been reliably proved by modern spectral methods.

First example of [6π+2π] cycloaddition of 1,2-dienes to 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene catalyzed by CoI compounds

A stereoselective [6π+2π] cycloaddition of 1,2-dienes to 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene in the presence of a multi-component catalytic system CoI2/dppe/Zn/ZnI2, which led to the formation of substituted (E)-bicyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,7-trienes in 76—87% yields, was accomplished for the first time.

Regioselective [6π+2π] cycloaddition of 1,2-dienes to 7-substituted 1,3,5-cycloheptatrienes catalyzed by Ti(acac)2Cl2—Et2AlCl

A reaction of 7-alkyl-, 7-allyl-, 7-phenyl-1,3,5-cycloheptatrienes with 1,2-dienes in the presence of the two-component catalytic system Ti(acac)2Cl2—Et2AlCl, which led to the formation of practically important substituted endo-bicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-dienes in up to 90% yields, was accomplished for the first time.