Fritsch Buttenberg Wiechell Research Articles

ChemInform Abstract: One‐Pot Formation and Derivatization of Di‐ and Triynes Based on the Fritsch—Buttenberg—Wiechell Rearrangement.

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One-Pot Formation and Derivatization of Di- and Triynes Based on the Fritsch−Buttenberg−Wiechell Rearrangement

A divergent, one-pot synthesis of functionalized polyynes has been developed. Beginning with the appropriately substituted dibromoolefinic precursor, a carbenoid Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell (FBW) rearrangement is used to generate the lithium acetylide of a conjugated polyyne framework, and subsequent trapping with carbon-based electrophiles provides for in situ formation of a wide range of di- and triynes. The lithium acetylide formed from the FBW reaction can also undergo transmetalation to provide the corresponding zinc, copper, tin, or platinum acetylides, leading to the divergent formation of symmetrical and unsymmetrical conjugated acetylenes, as well as ynones.

Polyyne Synthesis Using Carbene—Carbenoid Rearrangements

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Polyyne synthesis using carbene/carbenoid rearrangements

Rearrangement of a carbene/carbenoid intermediate to form an acetylene moiety, known as the Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell (FBW) rearrangement, was developed for the formation of polyynes and polyyne frameworks within highly conjugated organic materials. Necessary precursors can be prepared through formation of an alkynyl ketone, followed by dibromoolefination under Corey-Fuchs conditions. The carbenoid rearrangement is brought about by treatment of the dibromoolefin with BuLi under mild conditions. The success of these FBW reactions is quite solvent-dependent, and nonpolar hydrocarbon solvents (e.g., hexanes, toluene, benzene) work quite well, while use of ethereal solvents such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran (THF) does not provide the desired polyyne product. This protocol was successfully applied to the formation of silyl, alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl polyynes, including di-, tri-, and tetrayne products, as well as the construction of two-dimensional carbon-rich molecules. A one-pot variant of this procedure is being developed and is particularly applicable toward the synthesis of polyyne natural products. Formation of a series of triisopropylsilyl end-capped polyynes, from the triyne to decayne, was achieved. Third-order nonlinear optical properties of these polyynes were evaluated. This study shows that the molecular second hyperpolarizabilities for the polyynes as a function of length increase at a rate that is higher than all other nonaromatic organic oligomers.

Alkylidenecarbenes, Alkylidenecarbenoids, and Competing Species: Which Is Responsible for Vinyl Nucleophilic Substitution, [1 + 2] Cycloadditions, 1,5‐CH Insertion, and the Fritsch—Buttenberg—Wiechell Rearrgement?

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Alkyne migration in alkylidene carbenoid species: a new method of polyyne synthesis.

The synthesis of conjugated polyyne structures via a modification of the Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell (FBW) rearrangement is reported. Our adaptation provides for the 1,2-migration of an alkyne in a carbene/carbenoid intermediate that is conveniently effected via lithium-halogen exchange with the appropriate dibromo-olefinic precursor. This rearrangement is quite rapidly accomplished under mild conditions (hexane solution, -78 degrees C), and the seemingly high migratory aptitude of the alkynyl moiety provides for efficient rearrangement. This, in turn, allows for multiple rearrangements in a single molecule, greatly facilitating the construction of highly unsaturated substrates. This procedure is exploited for the rapid synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1,3,5-hexatriynes, extended polyynes, and aryl polyyne building blocks. Most significantly, many of these structures have been or would be difficult to access via more traditional transition metal catalyzed homo- or cross-coupling techniques.

Modification of the Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell rearrangement: a facile route to unsymmetrical butadiynes

A modification of the Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell rearrangement has been used to form unsymmetrically substituted 1,3-butadiynes from 1,1-dibromo-olefin precursors. The reaction proceeds via lithium–halogen exchange, followed by migration of the aryl or alkynyl moiety to provide the butadiyne framework. The facile formation of the dibromo-olefins in three steps from commercially available aryl aldehydes or carboxylic acid chlorides makes this procedure an attractive alternative to traditional methods for butadiyne synthesis.

ChemInform Abstract: First Transfer of Chirality in the Fritsch—Buttenberg—Wiechell Rearrangement, via Zinc Carbenoids: A Migration with Retention of Configuration.

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