Journals / Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi / 2020 / Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 4

Facile One-pot Synthesis of A Novel Propargyl-Azulene Hybrid Derivative: Cycloaddition Reaction and Some Spectroscopic Properties

Pages
2747–2758
DOI
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Abstract

Guaiazulene, 1,4-dimethyl-7-isopropylazulene, is one of the non-benzenoid aromatic compounds consisting of fused of the seven- and the five-membered ring. Guaiazulene is an important natural product and having great potential due to its unique optical and electronic properties. In this study, a method for propargyl insertion into the C-4 methyl group of the guaiazulene is developed. A one-pot reaction of the guaiazulene, LDA, and propargyl bromide in THF affords the corresponding a new propargyl-azulene hybrid derivative. Additionally, Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between the propargyl-GA and tetraphenylcyclopentadienone was performed, and the cycloadduct was obtained with excellent yield. The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic (IR, NMR, and UV-vis) data analysis. This approach may be potentially useful for the development of the new azulene derivatives.

Özet

Guaiazulene, 1,4-dimethyl-7-isopropylazulene, is one of the non-benzenoid aromatic compounds consisting of fused of the seven- and the five-membered ring. Guaiazulene is an important natural product and having great potential due to its unique optical and electronic properties. In this study, a method for propargyl insertion into the C-4 methyl group of the guaiazulene is developed. A one-pot reaction of the guaiazulene, LDA, and propargyl bromide in THF affords the corresponding a new propargyl-azulene hybrid derivative. Additionally, Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between the propargyl-GA and tetraphenylcyclopentadienone was performed, and the cycloadduct was obtained with excellent yield. The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic (IR, NMR, and UV-vis) data analysis. This approach may be potentially useful for the development of the new azulene derivatives.

Keywords: Azulene, guaiazulene, propargylation, alkynylation, one-pot synthesis, Diels-Alder, cycloaddition