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Intramolecular [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition/Thermal Fragmentation:  Formally “Allowed” and “Forbidden” Pathways toward 5−8−5 Ring Systems

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posted on 2005-02-02, 00:00 authored by Scott J. Bader, Marc L. Snapper
The thermal fragmentation of highly functionalized, linear polycyclobutanes with a cis,syn,cis-relative stereochemistry is shown to offer a rapid entry into the dicyclopenta[a,d]cyclooctenyl (5−8−5) ring system. The thermolysis of polyfused cyclobutanes with a cis,syn,cis- or a cis,anti,cis-relationship proceeds in a formally “symmetry-allowed” manner through the intermediacy of a cis,trans-cyclooctadiene. When a bridging tether used to establish the cis,syn,cis-stereochemistry in the intramolecular [2 + 2] photocyclization is present in the thermolysis step, however, the result of a formally “symmetry-forbidden” fragmentation is observed yielding cis,cis-cyclooctadiene-containing 5−8−5 products. In general, the stereochemical observations noted in these fragmentations offer new opportunities for accessing a variety of stereochemical relationships in these 5−8−5 ring systems.

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