Abstract
A general method for carbocyclization of carbohydrates is described using two consecutive organometallic transformations: a novel zinc-mediated domino reaction to give functionalized dienes followed by ring-closing olefin metathesis. In the first reaction, methyl ω-deoxy-ω-iodo glycosides undergo reductive elimination with zinc to produce a terminal double bond. This also liberates the aldehyde which is immediately alkylated in situ by various organozinc reagents. The alkylation occurs under Barbier conditions with methylene iodide and several allyl bromides. Zinc plays a dual role by both promoting the reductive elimination and activating the alkyl halide. Vinylation is carried out by adding divinylzinc. When a new stereogenic center is generated, moderate to excellent stereocontrol is generally observed. An amino group can be introduced by trapping the intermediate aldehyde as an imine prior to the alkylation. The reductive elimination−allylation sequence can also be promoted by indium metal. All the a...
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