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Chapter 6 133HCuSO 4 .5H 2 O,NH 4 OHCuOR(±)-58a R = H(±)-60a R = AcH 2 O, THF, EtOHORR = H, AcScheme 6.1: Attempts to form <strong>the</strong> copper (I) acetylide us<strong>in</strong>g Castro's procedure.The experimental conditions allowed <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> copper (I)acetylide <strong>in</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> 2-iodophenol <strong>in</strong> situ. The reaction was carried out<strong>in</strong> dry pyrid<strong>in</strong>e as solvent under reflux <strong>in</strong> an Argon atmosphere, <strong>the</strong>copper source was Cu2O, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> molar ratio between Cu2O/2-iodophenol/1-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol (±)-58a was 0.7:1:1 (Scheme 6.2).HOH2-Iodophenol, Cu 2 OPy, reflux, argonOOH(±)-58a(±)-27gScheme 6.2: Syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> Aryl-2-Benzo[b]Furanyl carb<strong>in</strong>ol (±)-27g us<strong>in</strong>g Owen'sprocedure.Aryl-2-Benzo[b]Furanyl carb<strong>in</strong>ol (±)-27g was obta<strong>in</strong>ed only with alow chemical yield <strong>of</strong> ca. 10%. Identical reaction conditions were appliedto <strong>the</strong> enantiopure (-)-(R)-1-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol (-)-(R)-58a. Theharsh experimental conditions <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> long reaction time (18h) led topartial racemization <strong>of</strong> both <strong>the</strong> unreacted start<strong>in</strong>g material <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>product. The reaction was followed by chiral HPLC <strong>and</strong> it was clear that<strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> racemization was proportional to <strong>the</strong> reaction time.Fu<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> product was much more prone to racemization than <strong>the</strong>start<strong>in</strong>g material. Both attempts demonstrated that Castro's procedure <strong>and</strong>its modification are not useful for <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> enantiopure aryl-2-benzo[b]furanyl carb<strong>in</strong>oles 27.6.2 Application <strong>of</strong> Kundu's procedure to cyclize racemic (±)-58a <strong>and</strong> enantiopure 1-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol (-)-(R)-58awith 2-iodophenol <strong>in</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> a Pd catalyst.

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