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JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 68, Issue 20, Pages 7722-7732Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jo034767w
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Samarium(II)-mediated spirocyclization onto an aromatic ring was achieved by the reaction of methyl 4-(4-oxoalkyl)benzoates with SmI2 in the presence of i-PrOH and HMPA, yielding methyl 1-alkyl-1-hydroxyspiro[4.5]dec-6-ene-8-carboxylates in moderate to high yields. Utilizing this chemistry, spiro[3.5] and -[5.5] systems, and sterically congested spiro[4.5] systems, were easily synthesized. For the successful conversion, appropriate activation of the aromatic ring has proven to be extremely important: while an ester or amide functionality on the aromatic ring can promote the spirocyclization, a sulfonamide substituent causes ortho cyclization.
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