Esta dissertação está dividida em duas partes, intituladas: 1) reações de expansão de anel promovidas por iodo(III) e 2) estudos visando à oxidação de octalinas e metileno-ciclo-hexanos. Na primeira parte foram estudadas reações de expansão de anel de álcoois alílicos protegidos com TMS (trimetilsilano) e de benzo-metilenos com iodo(III). O principal reagente de iodo hipervalente utilizado foi o hidróxi(tosilóxi)iodobenzeno (HTIB). O comportamento de cinco álcoois alílicos protegidos foi investigado: dois contendo metoxilas no anel aromático, um contendo bromo no anel aromático, um derivado de tetra-hidroquinolina e um derivado de benzofurano. Verificou-se a formação de produtos com anéis de sete membros em rendimentos de cerca de 70%. As condições reacionais empregadas foram: temperaturas de -72 a 50 °C, MeOH ou mistura MeOH/AcOEt e tempos de reação de 2-6 h. É importante frisar a formação de uma benzo-azepina. Além disso, empregando um substrato aromático rico em elétrons, obtivemos um produto de desaromatização, em uma reação pouco usual para as condições empregadas. Nas reações dos benzo-metilenos com iodo(III) foram testados quatro substratos: um derivado de benzo-furano, um derivado de indol, um benzo-pirano e uma benzoxepina. As reações foram realizadas em MeOH, à t.a., em 20-60 min. Os produtos de expansão de anel heterocíclicos foram formados em rendimentos de aproximadamente 60%, sendo destaque a obtenção de anéis de oito membros com oxigênio. Finalmente, na segunda parte do trabalho, foram realizados estudos visando à contração de anel de uma cis-octalina e à expansão de um metileno-ciclo-hexano utilizando HTIB. Os testes apontaram para a formação de produtos de adição e de contração de anel em quantidade de traço. / This Master\'s Thesis is divided in two parts, titled: 1) ring expansion reactions promoted by iodine(III) and 2) studies toward the oxidation of octalins and methylenecyclohexanes. On the first part, ring expansion reactions of TMS (trimethylsilane) protected allylic alcohols and benzomethylenes promoted by iodine(III) were studied. The main hypervalent iodine reagent employed was hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodobenzene (HTIB). Five protected allylic alcohols were explored: two containing methoxy groups on the aromatic ring, one containing a bromine on the aromatic ring, one tetrahydroquinoline derivative, and one benzofurane derivative. Seven-membered ring compounds were formed in nearly 70% yield. Reaction conditions were: temperature from -72°C to 50 °C, MeOH or MeOH/AcOEt as solvent and reaction time of 2-6 h. The formation of a benzoazepine needs to be highlighted. In addition, using an electron-rich aromatic substrate, a dearomatization product was obtained. This is an unusual result considering the conditions used. Regarding reactions of benzomethylenes with iodine(III), the behavior of four substrates was studied: a benzofuran derivative, an indole derivative, a benzopyran and a benzoxepin. Reactions were performed in MeOH, at r.t. in 20-60 min. The ring expanded products were obtained with yields of approximately 60%. The formation of eight-membered rings O-heterocycle was achieved. Finally, on the second part of this work, reactions of HTIB with a cis-octalin and with a methylenecyclohexane were studied aiming ring contraction and expansion products, respectively. Tests showed the formation of addition and ring contraction products as traces

Esta dissertação está dividida em duas partes, intituladas: 1) reações de expansão de anel promovidas por iodo(III) e 2) estudos visando à oxidação de octalinas e metileno-ciclo-hexanos. Na primeira parte foram estudadas reações de expansão de anel de álcoois alílicos protegidos com TMS (trimetilsilano) e de benzo-metilenos com iodo(III). O principal reagente de iodo hipervalente utilizado foi o hidróxi(tosilóxi)iodobenzeno (HTIB). O comportamento de cinco álcoois alílicos protegidos foi investigado: dois contendo metoxilas no anel aromático, um contendo bromo no anel aromático, um derivado de tetra-hidroquinolina e um derivado de benzofurano. Verificou-se a formação de produtos com anéis de sete membros em rendimentos de cerca de 70%. As condições reacionais empregadas foram: temperaturas de -72 a 50 °C, MeOH ou mistura MeOH/AcOEt e tempos de reação de 2-6 h. É importante frisar a formação de uma benzo-azepina. Além disso, empregando um substrato aromático rico em elétrons, obtivemos um produto de desaromatização, em uma reação pouco usual para as condições empregadas. Nas reações dos benzo-metilenos com iodo(III) foram testados quatro substratos: um derivado de benzo-furano, um derivado de indol, um benzo-pirano e uma benzoxepina. As reações foram realizadas em MeOH, à t.a., em 20-60 min. Os produtos de expansão de anel heterocíclicos foram formados em rendimentos de aproximadamente 60%, sendo destaque a obtenção de anéis de oito membros com oxigênio. Finalmente, na segunda parte do trabalho, foram realizados estudos visando à contração de anel de uma cis-octalina e à expansão de um metileno-ciclo-hexano utilizando HTIB. Os testes apontaram para a formação de produtos de adição e de contração de anel em quantidade de traço. / This Master\'s Thesis is divided in two parts, titled: 1) ring expansion reactions promoted by iodine(III) and 2) studies toward the oxidation of octalins and methylenecyclohexanes. On the first part, ring expansion reactions of TMS (trimethylsilane) protected allylic alcohols and benzomethylenes promoted by iodine(III) were studied. The main hypervalent iodine reagent employed was hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodobenzene (HTIB). Five protected allylic alcohols were explored: two containing methoxy groups on the aromatic ring, one containing a bromine on the aromatic ring, one tetrahydroquinoline derivative, and one benzofurane derivative. Seven-membered ring compounds were formed in nearly 70% yield. Reaction conditions were: temperature from -72°C to 50 °C, MeOH or MeOH/AcOEt as solvent and reaction time of 2-6 h. The formation of a benzoazepine needs to be highlighted. In addition, using an electron-rich aromatic substrate, a dearomatization product was obtained. This is an unusual result considering the conditions used. Regarding reactions of benzomethylenes with iodine(III), the behavior of four substrates was studied: a benzofuran derivative, an indole derivative, a benzopyran and a benzoxepin. Reactions were performed in MeOH, at r.t. in 20-60 min. The ring expanded products were obtained with yields of approximately 60%. The formation of eight-membered rings O-heterocycle was achieved. Finally, on the second part of this work, reactions of HTIB with a cis-octalin and with a methylenecyclohexane were studied aiming ring contraction and expansion products, respectively. Tests showed the formation of addition and ring contraction products as traces

The development of the interrupted Nazarov cyclization of allenyl vinyl ketones is presented. The intermediate oxyallyl cation, derived from an allenyl vinyl ketone, may be trapped efficiently by a divergent array of nucleophilic species generating functionalized cyclopent-2-enone products. Allenyl vinyl ketones are also a versatile source of cyclic molecules via a tandem reaction sequence terminated via reaction with acyclic dienes, cyclic dienes, aza-heterocycles, electron-rich alkenes, or styrenes by the formation of an additional ring by a [4 + 3] and/or [3 + 2] cyclization or by the formation of one additional carbon-carbon bond. The bicyclic compounds generated by these processes are densely substituted, and would be difficult to access as succinctly in other ways. The products of these interrupted Nazarov reactions generally reflect excellent regio- and stereoselectivity in the trapping reaction. In some instances, equilibrating conditions were shown to enhance the proportion of one product at the expense of another or to provide a different carbon skeleton. This process appears fairly general, and can be conducted with unsubstituted or alkyl, aromatic, or heteroaromatic allenyl vinyl ketones. The exceptional affinity of allenyl vinyl ketones to undergo interrupted Nazarov reactions is likely a result of the increased longevity of the intermediate oxyallyl cation, due in part to the increased resonance stabilization provided by the allene unit. The high regioselectivity noted in the trapping process was computationally and experimentally confirmed to be a result of a localization of the positive charge in the intermediate oxyallyl cation. The application of this recently developed methodology towards the synthesis of the natural product (+)-roseadione is also described. The tandem Nazarov/[4 + 3] cascade of allenyl vinyl ketones provides a unique manner in which to access the tricyclic core of this cyclooctanoid natural product, a molecule which, to date, has never been synthesized.