42 1 R3 = THP) was obtained (-80% pure) by treating 12d (R' = H) with dihydropyrane in the presence of concentrated HCI (20°C, 3h) (72%). MS: 367, 295, 282, 265, 225, 183, 143, 125. IR: 1300, 1130, 1070, 1030], 3.21 to 4.95 (m, 5.5H), 6.75 (dq, OSH, J, 9.6, J2 Y I), 6.95 (dq, 0.5H, J , 9, J2 21 I), 7.43 to 8.01 (m, 5H).
2-Nonen-4-ol(15d). 282 mg (1 mmol) of 12d (R3 = H), -20 mmol of barium dithionite, 420 mg (5 mmol) of HNaCO, , 2.4 cm3 of DMF and 2.4 cm3 of water were stirred at 93°C for 70 min. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ether and filtered through Celite. The organic layer was washed with water and dried. After evaporating the solvents, vacuum chromatography yielded: Fraction 1. 65.3 mg (46%) of 1% Capillary CPV (glass column; carbowax phase; 90°C): ZIE 9812. Fraction 2. 37 mg of a mixture of 2-(phenylsulfonyl>4-nonanol (16d, R3 = H) (11%) and 12d (R3 = H) (2%). The former compound was converted into its acetate 16d (R3 = Ac) (2 drops of conc. H2S04, 2 cm3 Ac20; 90°C, h) (76% yield after preparative TLC) according to ref. 34. , J. Am. Chem. SOC. 81, 5435 (1959). NMR: 0.65 to 2.52 [m, 19H containing at 1. 95 (s, -3H)], 2.84 to 3.25 (m, IH), 4.73 to 5.10 (m, lH), 7.37 to 8 (m, 5H). Spectral data of the allylic alcohols are collected in Table VIII.
Reduction of 12d (R3 = H) with n-butylmagnesiurn chloride in the presence of N i ( a~a c )~~~282 mg (1 mmol) of 12d (R3 = H) and 10.4 mg (4%) of Ni(acac), were purged with nitrogen, 5 cm3 of THF were added and the solution stirred for 15 min. 3 cm' of n-butylmagnesium chloride 1 N in THF were added slowly and stirring was maintained for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice and saturated aqueous NH4CI. After extraction with ether, washing with 5 portions of water and drying, the solvents were evaporated at 0°C. Vacuum chromatography yielded 68 mg of unidentified olefins and 50 mg (-35%) of 2-nonen-4-01 which contained 50 to 66% of the Z isomer according to 'H NMR and capillary-VPC analyses.Abstract. Cyclopropanation of olefins by ethyl diazoacetate has been carried out making use of the catalytic action of Cu-loaded X-type zeolites upon the decomposition of ethyl diazoacetate. The activity of the NaCuX zeolites is linearly dependent upon the Na-exchange level. Compared to conventional copper catalysts, the zeolite catalysts ,give rise to relatively low amounts of polymeric side-product which is assumed to be formed at the outer zeolite surface. The stereoselectivity obtained with the zeolite catalysts does not deviate significantly from that obtained using copper salts. Zeolite X, loaded with chiral copper complexes, gives rise to only minor asymmetric induction upon cyclopropanation of 1,l -dichloro-4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene with ethyl diazoacetate.