The chemistry of bisallenes
- Henning Hopf and
- Georgios Markopoulos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1936–1998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.225
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Loschmidt’s structure proposal for benzene (1) (Scheme 181 from [3]) and the corresponding modern stru...
Figure 2: The first isolated bisallenes.
Figure 3: Carbon skeletons of selected bisallenes discussed in this review.
Scheme 1: The preparation of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 2: The preparation of a conjugated bisallene by the DMS-protocol.
Scheme 3: Preparation of the 3-deuterio- and 3,4-dideuterio derivatives of 24.
Scheme 4: A versatile method to prepare alkylated conjugated bisallenes and other allenes.
Scheme 5: A preparation of 3,4-dimethyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (38).
Scheme 6: A (C6 + 0)-approach to 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 7: The preparation of a fully alkylated bisallenes from a 2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol diacetate.
Scheme 8: The preparation of the first phenyl-substituted conjugated bisallenes 3 and 4.
Scheme 9: Selective hydrogenation of [5]cumulenes to conjugated bisallenes: another (C6 + 0)-route.
Scheme 10: Aryl-substituted conjugated bisallenes by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 11: Hexaphenyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (59) by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 12: An allenation route to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 13: The preparation of 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 14: Problems during the preparation of sulfur-substituted conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 15: The preparation of 3,4-dibromo bisallenes.
Scheme 16: Generation of allenolates by an oxy-Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 17: A linear trimerization of alkynes to conjugated bisallenes: a (C2 + C2 + C2)-protocol.
Scheme 18: Preparation of a TMS-substituted conjugated bisallene by a C3-dimerization route.
Scheme 19: A bis(trimethylsilyl)bisallene by a C3-coupling protocol.
Scheme 20: The rearrangement of highly substituted benzene derivatives into their conjugated bisallenic isomer...
Scheme 21: From fully substituted benzene derivatives to fully substituted bisallenes.
Scheme 22: From a bicyclopropenyl to a conjugated bisallene derivative.
Scheme 23: The conversion of a bismethylenecyclobutene into a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 24: The preparation of monofunctionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 25: Preparation of bisallene diols and their cyclization to dihydrofurans.
Scheme 26: A 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallene by a C3-coupling process.
Scheme 27: Preparation of a bisallenic diketone by a coupling reaction.
Scheme 28: Sulfur and selenium-substituted bisallenes by a [2.3]sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 29: The biallenylation of azetidinones.
Scheme 30: The preparation of a fully ferrocenylated conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 31: The first isomerization of a 1,5-hexadiyne to a 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene.
Scheme 32: The preparation of alkynyl-substituted bisallenes by a C3-dimerization protocol.
Scheme 33: Preparation of another completely ferrocenylated bisallene.
Scheme 34: The cyclization of 1,5-hexadiyne (129) to 3,4-bismethylenecyclobutene (130) via 1,2,4,5-hexatetraen...
Scheme 35: Stereochemistry of the thermal cyclization of bisallenes to bismethylenecyclobutenes.
Scheme 36: Bisallene→bismethylenecyclobutene ring closures in the solid state.
Scheme 37: A bisallene cyclization/dimerization reaction.
Scheme 38: A selection of Diels–Alder additions of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene with various double-bond dienophiles.
Scheme 39: The stereochemistry of the [2 + 4] cycloaddition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 40: Preparation of azetidinone derivatives from conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 41: Cycloaddition of heterodienophiles to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 42: Addition of triple-bond dienophiles to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 43: Sulfur dioxide addition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 44: The addition of a germylene to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 45: Trapping of conjugated bisallenes with phosphinidenes.
Scheme 46: The cyclopropanantion of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 47: Photochemical reactions involving conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 48: Base-catalyzed isomerizations of conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 49: Ionic additions to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 50: Oxidation reactions of a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 51: The mechanism of oxidation of the bisallene 24.
Scheme 52: CuCl-catalyzed cyclization of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 53: The conversion of conjugated bisallenes into cyclopentenones.
Scheme 54: Oligomerization of a conjugated bisallene by nickel catalysts.
Scheme 55: Generation of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (229) as a reaction intermediate.
Scheme 56: The preparation of a stable derivative of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene.
Scheme 57: A bisallene with a carbonyl group as a spacer element.
Scheme 58: The first preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 59: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of enynes.
Scheme 60: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of homoallenyl bromides.
Scheme 61: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by alkylation of propargylic substrates.
Scheme 62: Preparation of two highly functionalized 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes.
Scheme 63: Preparation of several higher α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 64: Preparation of different alkyl derivatives of α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 65: The preparation of functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 66: Preparation of functionalized α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 67: The preparation of an α,ω-bisallene by direct homologation of an α,ω-bisalkyne.
Scheme 68: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 4,4-dimethyl-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (237).
Scheme 69: Gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 70: The cyclopropanation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 71: Intramolecular cyclization of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 72: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene (265) and 1,2,8,9-decatetraene (266).
Scheme 73: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of a functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 74: A triple cyclization involving two different allenic substrates.
Scheme 75: Bicyclization of keto derivatives of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 76: The preparation of complex organic compounds from functionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 77: Cycloisomerization of an α,ω-bisallene containing a C9 tether.
Scheme 78: Organoborane polymers from α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 79: Preparation of trans- (337) and cis-1,2,4,6,7-octapentaene (341).
Scheme 80: The preparation of 4-methylene-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (349).
Scheme 81: The preparation of acetylenic bisallenes.
Scheme 82: The preparation of derivatives of hydrocarbon 351.
Scheme 83: The construction of macrocyclic alleno-acetylenes.
Scheme 84: Preparation and reactions of 4,5-bismethylene-1,2,6,7-octatetraene (365).
Scheme 85: Preparation of 1,2-bis(propadienyl)benzene (370).
Scheme 86: The preparation of 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 87: The preparation of aromatic and heteroaromatic bisallenes by metal-mediated coupling reactions.
Scheme 88: Double cyclization of an aromatic bisallene.
Scheme 89: Preparation of an allenic [15]paracyclophane by a ring-closing metathesis reaction of an aromatic α...
Scheme 90: Preparation of a macrocyclic ring system containing 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene units.
Scheme 91: Preparation of copolymers from 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 92: A boration/copolymerization sequence of an aromatic bisallene and an aromatic bisacetylene.
Scheme 93: Formation of a layered aromatic bisallene.
Figure 4: The first members of the semicyclic bisallene series.
Scheme 94: Preparation of the first bis(vinylidene)cyclobutane derivative.
Scheme 95: Dimerization of strain-activated cumulenes to bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 96: Photodimerization of two fully substituted butatrienes in the solid state.
Scheme 97: Preparation of the two parent bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 98: The preparation of 1,3-bis(vinylidene)cyclopentane and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 99: The preparation of the isomeric bis(vinylidene)cyclohexanes.
Scheme 100: Bi- and tricyclic conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 101: A selection of polycyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 102: The first endocyclic bisallenes.
Figure 5: The stereochemistry of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 103: The preparation of several endocyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 104: Synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 105: Preparation of a derivative of 1,2,8,9-cyclotetradecatetraene.
Scheme 106: The preparation of keto derivatives of cyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 107: The preparation of cyclic biscumulenic ring systems.
Scheme 108: Cyclic bisallenes in natural- and non-natural-product chemistry.
Scheme 109: The preparation of iron carbonyl complexes from cyclic bisallenes.
Figure 6: A selection of unknown exocyclic bisallenes that should have interesting chemical properties.
Scheme 110: The thermal isomerization of 1,2-diethynylcyclopropanes and -cyclobutanes.
Scheme 111: Intermediate generation of a cyclooctapentaene.
Scheme 112: Attempted preparation of a cyclodecahexaene.
Scheme 113: The thermal isomerization of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriyne (511) into [6]radialene (514).
Scheme 114: An isomerization involving a diketone derived from a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 115: Typical reaction modes of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 116: Generation and thermal behavior of acyclic hetero-organic bisallenes.
Scheme 117: Generation of bis(propadienyl)thioether.
Scheme 118: The preparation of a bisallenic sulfone and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 119: Bromination of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 120: Metalation/hydrolysis of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 121: Aromatic compounds from hetero bisallenes.
Scheme 122: Isomerization/cyclization of bispropargylic ethers.
Scheme 123: The preparation of novel aromatic systems by base-catalyzed isomerization of bispropargyl ethers.
Scheme 124: The isomerization of bisacetylenic thioethers to bicyclic thiophenes.
Scheme 125: Aromatization of macrocyclic bispropargylic sulfides.
Scheme 126: Preparation of ansa-compounds from macrocyclic bispropargyl thioethers.
Scheme 127: Alternate route for cyclization of a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 128: Multiple isomerization/cyclization of “double” bispropargylic thioethers.
Scheme 129: Preparation of a bisallenyl disulfide and its subsequent bicyclization.
Scheme 130: Thermal cyclization of a bisallenyl thiosulfonate.
Scheme 131: Some reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes with two sulfur atoms.
Scheme 132: Further methods for the preparation of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 133: Cyclization reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 134: Thermal cycloadditions of bisallenic tertiary amines.
Scheme 135: Cyclization of a bisallenic tertiary amine in the presence of a transition-metal catalyst.
Scheme 136: A Pauson–Khand reaction of a bisallenic ether.
Scheme 137: Formation of a 2:1adduct from two allenic substrates.
Scheme 138: A ring-forming silastannylation of a bisallenic tertiary amine.
Scheme 139: A three-component cyclization involving a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 140: Atom-economic construction of a complex organic framework from a heterorganic α,ω-bisallene.
