Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2005. / MIT Science Library copy: Issued in leaves, in a 2 v. set. / Also issued in leaves, in a 2 v. set. Vita. / Includes bibliographical references . / I. The Development of Methods for the Iterative Synthesis of Polytetrahydropyrans An iterative method comprising chain homologation, epoxidation, 6-endo cyclization, and protiodesilylation was developed. Notable achievements include the development of a novel propargyl organocopper coupling method, and the complete control of stereoselectivity and regioselectivity during the iterative synthesis of a tristetrahydropyran. The synthesis of the tristetrahydropyran was achieved in 18 total operations. ... (1) homologation (2) epoxidation (3) cyclization (4) protiodesilylation ... II. The Development of a Cascade Synthesis of Polytetrahydropyrans with No Directing Groups at Ring Junctions Cascade approaches to trans-fused tetrahydropyrans were studied. After exploring acid-promoted cascade cyclizations of polyepoxysilanes and polyepoxides without directing groups, the base-promoted cascade cyclization of polyepoxysilanes was realized. In this method, as many as five operations take place in a single step to provide a tristetrahydropyran with no directing groups at any ring junctions. The synthesis of the tristetrahydropyran was accomplished in 11 steps. ... / by Timothy Paul Heffron. / Ph.D.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/32478 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Heffron, Timothy Paul |
| Contributors | Timothy F. Jamison., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry. |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 311 p., 10240856 bytes, 10262354 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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