a. The following is a real synthetic reaction published by the Burns lab at Stanford towards the synthesis of complex 'ladderane' bacterial phospholipids. In the presence of a copper triflate catalyst (not important for the question) and 254 nm light, two major pericyclic products are formed at -4°C. List if each product is formed under thermal or photochemical conditions and show the relevant molecular orbital for the electrocyclization reaction on the right side. H 5 mol% (CuOTf) ₂ C6H6 -4 °C, C6H6 254 nm thermal (heat) or photochemical (light) pericyclic reaction? 37% ΗΗΗΗ HHHH 42% relevant molecular orbital for electrocyclization reaction: b. Draw a mechanism for the following [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement. c. Use the starting ketone material on the left and any other reagents/solvents of your choosing to synthesize the ester molecule on the right. Number your chemical steps sequentially and please show intermediates after each step towards your final product. You do not need to show mechanisms for this question. ix

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a. The following is a real synthetic reaction published by the Burns lab at Stanford
towards the synthesis of complex ‘ladderane' bacterial phospholipids. In the
presence of a copper triflate catalyst (not important for the question) and 254 nm
light, two major pericyclic products are formed at -4°C. List if each product is
formed under thermal or photochemical conditions and show the relevant
molecular orbital for the electrocyclization reaction on the right side.
H
H
5 mol%
(CuOTf)2 C6H6
-4 °C, C₂H6
254 nm
thermal (heat) or
photochemical (light)
pericyclic reaction?
37%
ΗΗΗΗ
ΗΗΗΗ
42%
relevant molecular orbital for
electrocyclization reaction:
b. Draw a mechanism for the following [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement.
c. Use the starting ketone material on the left and any other reagents/solvents of
your choosing to synthesize the ester molecule on the right. Number your chemical
steps sequentially and please show intermediates after each step towards your
final product. You do not need to show mechanisms for this question.
Transcribed Image Text:a. The following is a real synthetic reaction published by the Burns lab at Stanford towards the synthesis of complex ‘ladderane' bacterial phospholipids. In the presence of a copper triflate catalyst (not important for the question) and 254 nm light, two major pericyclic products are formed at -4°C. List if each product is formed under thermal or photochemical conditions and show the relevant molecular orbital for the electrocyclization reaction on the right side. H H 5 mol% (CuOTf)2 C6H6 -4 °C, C₂H6 254 nm thermal (heat) or photochemical (light) pericyclic reaction? 37% ΗΗΗΗ ΗΗΗΗ 42% relevant molecular orbital for electrocyclization reaction: b. Draw a mechanism for the following [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement. c. Use the starting ketone material on the left and any other reagents/solvents of your choosing to synthesize the ester molecule on the right. Number your chemical steps sequentially and please show intermediates after each step towards your final product. You do not need to show mechanisms for this question.
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