title: Sequential rearrangement of 1,2,4Z,7-tetraenes involving [1,5]-hydrogen migration and electrocyclization: an efficient synthesis of eight-membered cyclic compounds.
abstract: An efficient protocol for the synthesis of eight-membered bicyclic compounds from the cycloisomerization of 1,2,4Z,7-tetraenes has been established. The possible intermediate for this transformation was trapped by its Diels-Alder reaction with N-ethyl maleimide. Thus the reaction may proceed via the sequential processes involving [1,5]-hydrogen migration and electrocyclization.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, PR China. masm@mail.sioc.ac.cn
authors.forename: Shengming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gu