title: Ring Expansion of Diazo-Functionalized 4-Hydroxycyclobutenone: Catalytic Ring Opening and Recyclization to 2(5H)-Furanone/Cyclopentenedione and Thermal 4pi-8pi Electrocyclic Ring Opening-Closure to Diazepinedione.
abstract: The acid-catalyzed and Rh-catalyzed (also photolyzed) decomposition of 4-hydroxycyclobutenones with a diazo group at C-4 gave 2(5H)-furanone and/or cyclopentene-1,3-dione via an alpha-carbocation intermediate and a carbenoid (carbene) intermediate, respectively. Thermal rearrangement of some of these compounds led to the formation of diazepinediones without the extrusion of nitrogen through tandem 4pi electrocyclic ring opening and 8pi electrocyclic ring closure processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguchi