Volume 126, Issue 33 pp. 8849-8852
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Efficient and Modular Synthesis of New Structurally Diverse Functionalized [n]Paracyclophanes by a Ring-Distortion Strategy

Jean-Philippe Krieger

Jean-Philippe Krieger

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 (France)

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Dr. Gino Ricci

Dr. Gino Ricci

Sanofi Process Development, 45 Chemin de Mételine BP15, 04210 Sisteron Cedex (France)

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Dr. Dominique Lesuisse

Dr. Dominique Lesuisse

R&D Sanofi, 1 Avenue Pierre Brossolette 91385 Chilly-Mazarin Cedex (France)

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Dr. Christophe Meyer

Corresponding Author

Dr. Christophe Meyer

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 (France)

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Prof. Janine Cossy

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Prof. Janine Cossy

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 (France)

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First published: 30 June 2014
Citations: 10

J.-P.K. thanks Sanofi for a PhD grant.

Abstract

With the goal of synthesizing new [n]paracyclophanes, the expansion of the scope of a strategy originally disclosed by Winterfeldt et al., was investigated. This approach involves sequential Diels–Alder/retro-Diels–Alder reactions, the applications of which have been constrained so far to steroid derivatives. An efficient access to new functionalized [9]-, [10]-, and [16]paracyclophanes, including original cage architectures, was developed from readily available building blocks using thermal electrocyclization and a cycloaddition/cycloreversion sequence as the key steps.

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