One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry
- Arif Dastan,
- Haydar Kilic and
- Nurullah Saracoglu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Tropone (1), tropolone (2) and their resonance structures.
Figure 1: Natural products containing a tropone nucleus.
Figure 2: Possible isomers 11–13 of benzotropone.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzotropones 11 and 12.
Scheme 3: Oxidation products of benzotropylium fluoroborate (16).
Scheme 4: Oxidation of 7-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (22).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) using o-phthalaldehyde (27).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) starting from oxobenzonorbornadiene 31.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed cleavage of oxo-bridge of 34.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) from o-xylylene dibromide (38).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) via the carbene adduct 41.
Scheme 10: Heck coupling strategy for the synthesis of 11.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of benzofulvalenes via carbonyl group of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Figure 3: Some cycloheptatrienylium cations.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of condensation product 63 and its subsequent oxidative cyclization products.
Figure 4: A novel series of benzo[7]annulenes prepared from 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 13: Preparation of substituted benzo[7]annulene 72 using the Mukaiyama-Michael reaction.
Figure 5: Possible benzo[7]annulenylidenes 73–75.
Scheme 14: Thermal and photochemical decomposition of 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) and the trapping of int...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of benzoheptafulvalene 86.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 7-(diphenylmethylene)-7H-benzo[7]annulene (89).
Scheme 17: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with dimethyl diazomethane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydrobenzomethoxyazocine 103.
Scheme 19: Synthesis and reducibility of benzo-homo-2-methoxyazocines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 4,5-benzohomotropones 104 and 115 from 4,5-benzotropones 11 and 113.
Scheme 21: A catalytic deuterogenation of 4,5-benzotropone (11) and synthesis of 5-monosubstituted benzo[7]ann...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of methyl benzo[7]annulenes 131 and 132.
Scheme 23: Ambident reactivity of halobenzo[7]annulenylium cations 133a/b.
Scheme 24: Preparation of benzo[7]annulenylidene–iron complexes 147.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1-ethynylbenzotropone (150) and the etheric compound 152 from 4,5-benzotropone (11) wi...
Scheme 26: Thermal decomposition of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 27: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-ethanedithiol.
Scheme 28: Conversions of 1-benzosuberone (162) to 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 29: Synthesis strategies for 2,3-bezotropone (12) using 1-benzosuberones.
Scheme 30: Oxidation-based synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) via 1-benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) from α-tetralone (171) via ring-expansion.
Scheme 32: Preparation of 2,3-benzotropone (12) by using of benzotropolone 174.
Figure 6: Benzoheptafulvenes as condensation products of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 33: Conversion of 2,3-benzotropone (12) to tosylhydrazone salt 182 and gem-dichloride 187.
Figure 7: Benzohomoazocines 191–193 and benzoazocines 194–197.
Scheme 34: From 2,3-benzotropone (12) to carbonium ions 198–201.
Scheme 35: Cycloaddition reactions of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 36: Reaction of 2,3-benzotropone (12) with various reagents and compounds.
Figure 8: 3,4-Benzotropone (13) and its resonance structure.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (230).
Figure 9: Photolysis and thermolysis products of 230.
Figure 10: Benzotropolones and their tautomeric structures.
Scheme 38: Synthesis strategies of 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 39: Synthesis protocol for 2-hydroxy-4,5-benzotropone (238) using oxazole-benzo[7]annulene 247.
Figure 11: Some quinoxaline and pyrazine derivatives 254–256 prepared from 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 40: Nitration product of 4,5-benzotropolone (238) and its isomerization to 1-nitro-naphthoic acid (259)....
Scheme 41: Synthesis protocol for 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 42: Various reactions via 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 43: Photoreaction of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 45: Synthesis strategy for 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from ketone 276.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from β-naphthoquinone (280).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from bicyclic endoperoxide 213.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) by ring-closing metathesis.
Figure 12: Various monosubstitution products 289–291 of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241).
Scheme 49: Reaction of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) with various reagents.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropones 174 and 304 from diketones 300/301.
Scheme 51: Catalytic hydrogenation of diketones 300 and 174.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of halo-benzotropones from alkoxy-naphthalenes 306, 307 and 310.
Figure 13: Unexpected byproducts 313–315 during synthesis of chlorobenzotropone 309.
Figure 14: Some halobenzotropones and their cycloadducts.
Scheme 53: Multisep synthesis of 2-chlorobenzotropone 309.
Scheme 54: A multistep synthesis of 2-bromo-benzotropone 26.
Scheme 55: A multistep synthesis of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 311 and 316.
Scheme 56: Oxidation reactions of 8-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (329) with some oxidants.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 2-bromo-4,5-benzotropone (26).
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 6-chloro-2,3-benzotropone (335) using LiCl and proposed intermediate 336.
Scheme 59: Reaction of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with methylamine.
Scheme 60: Reactions of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 26 and 311 with dimethylamine.
Scheme 61: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 311 and 26 with NaOMe.
Scheme 62: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 26 and 312 with t-BuOK in the presence of DPIBF.
Scheme 63: Cobalt-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with cyclic α-bromo en...
Figure 15: Cycloadduct 357 and its di-π-methane rearrangement product 358.
Scheme 64: Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-chloro-4,5-benzotropone (311).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of dibromo-benzotropones from benzotropones.
Scheme 66: Bromination/dehydrobromination of benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 67: Some transformations of isomeric dibromo-benzotropones 261A/B.
Scheme 68: Transformations of benzotropolone 239B to halobenzotropolones 369–371.
Figure 16: Bromobenzotropolones 372–376 and 290 prepared via bromination/dehydrobromination strategy.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of some halobenzotropolones 289, 377 and 378.
Figure 17: Bromo-chloro-derivatives 379–381 prepared via chlorination.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of 7-iodo-3,4-benzotropolone (382).
Scheme 71: Hydrogenation of bromobenzotropolones 369 and 370.
Scheme 72: Debromination reactions of mono- and dibromides 290 and 375.
Figure 18: Nitratation and oxidation products of some halobenzotropolenes.
Scheme 73: Azo-coupling reactions of some halobenzotropolones 294, 375 and 378.
Figure 19: Four possible isomers of dibenzotropones 396–399.
Figure 20: Resonance structures of tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 74: Two synthetic pathways for tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 75: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from dibenzotropone 399.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from 9,10-phenanthraquinone (406).
Scheme 77: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from trifluoromethyl-substituted arene 411.
Figure 21: Dibenzosuberone (414).
Figure 22: Reduction products 415 and 416 of tribenzotropone (400).
Figure 23: Structures of tribenzotropone dimethyl ketal 417 and 4-phenylfluorenone (412) and proposed intermed...
Figure 24: Structures of benzylidene- and methylene-9H-tribenzo[a,c,e][7]annulenes 419 and 420 and chiral phos...
Figure 25: Structures of tetracyclic alcohol 422, p-quinone methide 423 and cation 424.
Figure 26: Structures of host molecules 425–427.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of non-helical overcrowded derivatives syn/anti-431.
Figure 27: Hexabenzooctalene 432.
Figure 28: Structures of possible eight isomers 433–440 of naphthotropone.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of naphthotropone 437 starting from 1-phenylcycloheptene (441).
Scheme 80: Synthesis of 10-hydroxy-11H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-11-one (448) from diester 445.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of naphthotropone 433.
Scheme 82: Synthesis of naphthotropones 433 and 434 via cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of naphthotropone 434 starting from 452.
Figure 29: Structures of tricarbonyl(tropone)irons 458, and possible cycloadducts 459.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of naphthotropone 436.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of precursor 465 for naphthotropone 435.
Scheme 86: Generation of naphthotropone 435 from 465.
Figure 30: Structures of tropylium cations 469 and 470.
Figure 31: Structures of tropylium ions 471+.BF4−, 472+.BF4−, and 473+.BF4−.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of tropylium ions 471+.BF4− and 479+.ClO4−.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1- and 2-methylanthracene (481 and 482) via carbene–carbene rearrangement.
Figure 32: Trapping products 488–490.
Scheme 89: Generation and chemistry of a naphthoannelated cycloheptatrienylidene-cycloheptatetraene intermedia...
Scheme 90: Proposed intermediates and reaction pathways for adduct 498.
Scheme 91: Exited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 505.
Figure 33: Benzoditropones 506 and 507.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of benzoditropone 506e.
Scheme 93: Synthetic approaches for dibenzotropone 507 via tropone (1).
Scheme 94: Formation mechanisms of benzoditropone 507 and 516 via 515.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of benzoditropones 525 and 526 from pyromellitic dianhydride (527).
Figure 34: Possible three benzocyclobutatropones 534–536.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of benzocyclobutatropones 534 and 539.
Scheme 97: Synthesis attempts for benzocyclobutatropone 545.
Scheme 98: Generation and trapping of symmetric benzocyclobutatropone 536.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of chloro-benzocyclobutatropone 552 and proposed mechanism of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tropolone analogue 559.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of tropolones 561 and 562.
Figure 35: o/p-Tropoquinone rings (563 and 564) and benzotropoquinones (565–567).
Scheme 102: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 566.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 567 via a Diels–Alder reaction.
Figure 36: Products 575–577 through 1,2,3-benzotropoquinone hydrate 569.
Scheme 104: Structures 578–582 prepared from tropoquinone 567.
Figure 37: Two possible structures 583 and 584 for dibenzotropoquinone, and precursor compound 585 for 583.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of saddle-shaped ketone 592 using dibenzotropoquinone 584.
