The Photo-induced Diels-Alder Reaction of 2-Cycloocten-1-one and 2-Cyclohepten-1-one

Diels-alder reaction of 2(1H)-pyridones acting as dienes.

Diels-Alder reactions between N-phenylmaleimide, acting as the dienophile, and 2(1H)-pyridones having a methoxy or a chloro substituent, were carried out, under atmospheric and high pressure conditions, to give the corresponding isoquinuclidine derivatives. Stereoselectivity of the Diels-Alder reactions was studied using molecular orbital calculations.

Appendix 1. Diels-Alder Reactions

One of the most efficient methods (high yield, controlled stereochemistry, diverse functionality) to construct rings from smaller fragments is via cycloaddition reactions. The reverse reaction, namely splitting of a ring into smaller fragments is termed a cycloreversion reaction is also an important synthetic tool. (For example, in the present experiment it is the cracking of cyclopentadiene di...

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some 2-[(4-Substituted-Phenyl-3-Chloro-Azetidin-2-One)-5-(2'-Methylamino-4-Phenyl-1', 3'-Thiazolyl-]-1, 3,4-Thiadiazoles

A new 2-[(4-substituted-phenyl-3-chloroazetidin-2-one)-5-(2'-methylamino 4-phenyl-1', 3'-thiazolyl-]-1, 3, 4-thiadiazoles, 5(a-n) were synthesized from 2-substituted-benzylideneamino-5-[2'-methylamino-4'-phenyl-1',3'-thiazolyl]-1,3, 4-thiadiazole, 4(a-n) using 2-amino-4phenyl-1, 3-thiazole as a starting material. The synthesised compounds have been screened in vitro for their antimicrobial acti...

a straightforward synthesis of imidazoisoindole-5-one via one-pot reaction of 1, 2-diketones, 2-formylbenzoic acids and ammonium acetate

2-[1-(1-Oxoindan-2-yl)eth­yl]indan-1-one

In the title compound, C(20)H(18)O(2), the fused-ring systems are essentially planar (r.m.s. deviations of the nine fitted atoms = 0.009 and 0.027 Å) and exhibit an orthogonal relationship [dihedral angle = 79.83 (5)°]. To a first approximation, the ketone-O atoms are directed to opposite sides of the mol-ecule. A three-dimensional architecture arises in the crystal packing owing to C-H⋯O, C-H⋯...