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Two major routes are described: The first uses aliphatic starting materials and allows the construction of highly substituted chromones by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. To achieve this a synthetic method to novel phenylthio substituted 3-unsaturated ketone equivalents (α'-phenylthio-β-amidoketones) was developed. It consisted of nitrile oxide additions to l-phenylthioprop-2-ene, whilst additions to 1-phenylsulphinyl-l,2-propadiene were also investigated.
The second route involved the use of a preformed aromatic ring and; (a) an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction to form a pyrone ring or - (b) an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction and subsequent Friedel-Crafts cyclisation to give a pyrone ring.
For this, a selenium dlene protection, alkylatlon and deprotection methodology was developed. Depending upon the substrate and oxidative conditions α,β-unsaturated ketones, allylic alcohols, dienes and lactones were obtained. A second route to 4-oxygenated-l,3-butadienes provided the impetus to develop a titanium reagent for the oleflnation of 4-substltuted-3-buten-2-ones.
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Two major routes are described: The first uses aliphatic starting materials and allows the construction of highly substituted chromones by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. To achieve this a synthetic method to novel phenylthio substituted 3-unsaturated ketone equivalents (α'-phenylthio-β-amidoketones) was developed. It consisted of nitrile oxide additions to l-phenylthioprop-2-ene, whilst additions to 1-phenylsulphinyl-l,2-propadiene were also investigated.
The second route involved the use of a preformed aromatic ring and; (a) an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction to form a pyrone ring or - (b) an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction and subsequent Friedel-Crafts cyclisation to give a pyrone ring.
For this, a selenium dlene protection, alkylatlon and deprotection methodology was developed. Depending upon the substrate and oxidative conditions α,β-unsaturated ketones, allylic alcohols, dienes and lactones were obtained. A second route to 4-oxygenated-l,3-butadienes provided the impetus to develop a titanium reagent for the oleflnation of 4-substltuted-3-buten-2-ones.
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Two major routes are described: The first uses aliphatic starting materials and allows the construction of highly substituted chromones by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. To achieve this a synthetic method to novel phenylthio substituted 3-unsaturated ketone equivalents (α'-phenylthio-β-amidoketones) was developed. It consisted of nitrile oxide additions to l-phenylthioprop-2-ene, whilst additions to 1-phenylsulphinyl-l,2-propadiene were also investigated.
The second route involved the use of a preformed aromatic ring and; (a) an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction to form a pyrone ring or - (b) an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction and subsequent Friedel-Crafts cyclisation to give a pyrone ring.
For this, a selenium dlene protection, alkylatlon and deprotection methodology was developed. Depending upon the substrate and oxidative conditions α,β-unsaturated ketones, allylic alcohols, dienes and lactones were obtained. A second route to 4-oxygenated-l,3-butadienes provided the impetus to develop a titanium reagent for the oleflnation of 4-substltuted-3-buten-2-ones.
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