有机化学 ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 3624-3629.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202605026 上一篇    下一篇

研究论文

苯并醌与炔烃的形式[6+2−1]环加成反应的机理研究

张谦玮a, 孔令荃a, 陈自立b, 余志祥a,*()   

  1. a 北京大学化学与分子工程学院 生物有机与分子工程教育部重点实验室 北京 100871
    b 中国人民大学化学系 北京 100872
  • 收稿日期:2026-05-25 修回日期:2026-07-27 发布日期:2026-08-03
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22361142835); 北京大学高性能计算校级公共平台资助项目.

Mechanistic Study of the Formal [6+2−1] Cycloaddition of Benzoquinones and Alkynes to Tropones

Qianwei Zhanga, Ling-Quan Konga, Zili Chenb, Zhi-Xiang Yua,*()   

  1. a Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871
    b Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872
  • Received:2026-05-25 Revised:2026-07-27 Published:2026-08-03
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    Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor Xikui Jiang.

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22361142835); High-Performance Computing Platform of Peking University.

在三氟化硼促进下, 苯并醌与炔烃之间可发生形式上的[6+2−1]反应生成环庚三烯酮产物, 并释放一分子一氧化碳. 我们的密度泛函理论(DFT)计算发现, [6+2−1]反应经由炔与底物中的醌的Diels-Alder (D-A)反应引发再发生骨架重排的机理非常困难, 原因是这一过程中D-A反应涉及去芳构化过程, 需要非常高的活化能. 为此, 提出一种新的机理, 认为反应始于炔烃对苯并醌中羰基(与BF3配位)的亲核进攻, 再经过Friedel-Crafts型加成反应得到桥环[3.2.1]中间体, 最后通过脱除一氧化碳分子来产生环庚三烯酮产物. 这一机理得到DFT计算的支持, 并可以解释为什么在使用1-烷基-2-芳基乙炔作为底物时反应能够实现较高的区域选择性.

关键词: [6+2−1]环加成, 机理研究, 苯并醌, 环庚三烯酮

A formal [6+2−1] reaction between benzoquinones and alkynes mediated by BF3, giving tropones and liberating carbon monoxide, was discovered by Chen previously. A mechanistic investigation of this [6+2−1] reaction through density functional theory (DFT) calculations was reported. Our study reveals that the originally proposed mechanism involving energetically demanding dearomative Diels-Alder (D-A) reaction between benzoquinones and alkynes, followed by a skeleton rearrangement, is difficult. Instead, the [6+2−1] reaction starts from a nucleophilic attack of alkynes to the carbonyl of benzoquinones coordinated to BF3, followed by Friedel-Crafts type addition, giving intermediates with a [3.2.1] skeleton, which then release carbon monoxide and the final tropones. The substituent effects on the regioselectivity of this [6+2−1] reaction have also been studied when 1-alkyl-2-aryl acetylenes as the 2-π components were used.

Key words: [6+2−1] cycloaddition, mechanistic study, benzoquinones, tropones