Consecutive 6-endo trigonal cyclisations from polyene acyl radical intermediates leading to decalone and perhydrophenanthrone ring constructions
Abstract
A range of substituted Se-phenyl 5,9-dieneselenoates, viz. 15a, 25, 26, 27, 42 and 52, have been synthesised and their reactions with Bu3SnH–AIBN investigated. The diene esters 15a, 42 and 52 are shown to lead to decalone and to perhydrophenanthrone derivatives, viz. 19, 43 and 53, respectively, via consecutive 6-endo trig modes of cyclisations starting from the corresponding 5,9-diene acyl radical intermediates. By contrast, the 5,9-dienoates 25 and 27 lacking alkyl substitution at C-9 instead underwent cyclisation to the indanones 36 and 37, respectively, and the 6-methyl substituted analogue 26 produced only the cyclopentanone 38 on treatment with Bu3SnH–AIBN.