Spiro[4H-chromene-4,5′-isoxazolines] and related compounds: Synthesis and reactivities

Abstract

Reactions of chromones with methyl ketoximes in the presence of lithium diisopropylamide follow the nucleophilic 1,2-addition mechanism to give spiro[4H-chromene-4,5′-isoxazolines] in good yields. The isoxazoline ring in spiro[4H-chromene-4,5′-isoxazolines] undergoes opening under the action of conc. H2SO4, yielding α,β-unsaturated oximes. Their nitrosation and bromination lead to the corresponding spiroisoxazolines, while the Beckmann rearrangement, to α,β-unsaturated amides. The latter are also formed directly from spiro[4H-chromene-4,5′-isoxazolines] under the action of PCl5. N-Substituted acetophenone hydrazones in the presence of lithium diisopropylamide react at the C(4) atom of 2-trifluoromethylchromone, while acetophenone anil under the same conditions, at the C(2) atom.