Ring-expansion reactions of Cyrene and derivatives with ethyl diazoacetate

dc.contributor.authorPuschnig, J.
dc.contributor.authorLamb, O.
dc.contributor.authorSumby, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorGreatrex, B.W.
dc.contributor.editorPolyzos, A.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe ring expansion and homologation of the biomass derivative Cyrene (6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-one) has been developed by Lewis-acid promoted reactions with ethyl diazoacetate. Insertion into the C3–C4 bond gave a ring-expanded β-ketoester regioisomer as an equilibrating mixture of diastereomers, which was subjected to a one-pot hydrolysis and decarboxylation to give the 7,9-dioxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonan-5-one system (homocyrene). The reactivity of homocyrene was then investigated in a series of transformations known for the parent 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-one system, including the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation affording S-6-(hydroxymethyl)pyran-2-one, which has been used for the synthesis of jasmine lactone, and another one-carbon ring expansion. The ring-expansion process for Cyrene could be used to prepare chiral C₆ and C₇ synthons on scale from biomass.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJohannes Puschnig, Oscar Lamb, Christopher J. Sumby, Ben W. Greatrex
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Chemistry, 2025; 78(5):CH24163-1-CH24163-5
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/CH24163
dc.identifier.issn0004-9425
dc.identifier.issn1445-0038
dc.identifier.orcidSumby, C.J. [0000-0002-9713-9599]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147324
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE210100163
dc.rights© 2025 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/ch24163
dc.subjectcarbene; cyrene; diazo compounds; Jasmine lactone; levoglucosenone; organic green chemistry; ring expansion; valerolactone
dc.titleRing-expansion reactions of Cyrene and derivatives with ethyl diazoacetate
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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