Synthetic study demonstrates selective cross-coupling in diverse diene precursors at room temperature, highlighting structural ring effects on polycyclic cyclooctatetraene formation.
In the presence of CuCl and 1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, the [4 + 4] coupling between zirconacyclopentadienes and 1,3-diiodobutadienes fused through an oxygen or nitrogen five-membered ring proceeded at ambient temperature to afford fully substituted polycyclic cyclo-octatetraenes in good yields. The fused ring moiety of the diiodides plays a critical role. The corresponding acyclic diiodide and a cyclohexane-fused analogue gave no coupling product, and a cyclopentane derivative showed only moderate reactivity. Correlation of the structures of the diiodides and their reactivity was established by an X-ray and density functional study.
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