2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → 2-Phenylcyclohexanone

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Rh2(S-DOSP)4-catalyzed decomposition of the cyclic vinyldiazoacetate 58 in the presence of 1,3-cyclohexadiene 40 resulted in the formation of the 1,4-cyclohexadiene 59 in 73% yield and 97% ee. The absolute configuration of compound 59 was determined by DDQ oxidation and ozonolysis to afford the 2-phenylcyclohexanone in a 56% yield. Found [α]26D=−17 (c=1.66, PhH) . Lit. value: [α]24D=−113.5 (c=0.60, PhH), S-isomer. (Berti et al., J. Chem. Soc., pp. 3371-3377 (1971), which is hereby incorporated by reference.) Similarly, decomposition of the dienyldiazoacetate 60 in the presence of 1,3-cyclohexadiene 40 resulted in the formation of 61 (60% yield and 99% ee), in which both diene components have moved out of conjugation.

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