title: Abnormal behaviour of allenylsulfones under Lu's reaction conditions: synthesis of enantiopure polyfunctionalised cyclopentenes.
abstract: Formal [3+2] cycloadditions of 5-alkoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones 1 and 2 with allenylsulfones 3-5, promoted by different nucleophiles, afford 3-alkoxy-5-arylsulfonyl-3,3 a,6,6 a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]furan-1-ones in good yields with complete control of both regio- and pi-facial selectivity. The incorporation of a sulfinyl group on the furanone ring enhances the reactivity of the furanones and allows the synthesis of optically pure, bicyclic adducts in good yields. Allenylsulfones evolve through a different mechanism to that proposed for allenoates (Lu's reaction) and afford bicyclic adducts in which the sulfonyl group is joined to C-5. This has advantages on the stereochemical control of further reactions leading to enantiomerically pure polyfunctionalised cyclopentenes and cyclopentanes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Núñez
authors.forename: M Rosario
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraile
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: García Ruano
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013450:Sulfones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; D013450:Sulfones