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Ruthenium-Catalyzed [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions between a 3-Aza-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene and Unsymmetrical Alkynes

This thesis is an investigation of ruthenium-catalyzed [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of a 3-aza-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene with unsymmetrical alkynes. Yields of up to 90% were obtained though regioselectivity was modest. Select cycloadducts could be separated and used to access a highly functionalized [3.2.0] bicyclic structure through reductive cleavage of the N-O bond. These ring-opened products displayed a chemical exchange phenomenon in 1D carbon NMR and required characterization by 2D NMR techniques. In addition, a haloalkynylation reaction was found to occur when 1-iodo-2-phenylethyne and the 3-aza-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene were submitted to the cycloaddition conditions. An effort was made to optimize the reaction between 1-iodo-2-phenylethyne and norbornadiene in favour of the addition product. / Government of Ontario, NSERC

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OGU.10214/2837
Date12 August 2011
CreatorsDurham, Robin
ContributorsTam, William
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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