Reaction of E-2-Arylidene-1-indanones, Z-Aurones, Z-1-Thioaurones and Z-2-Arylidene-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-ones with Diazomethane

摘要

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of E-2-arylidene-1-indanones 1a-h and Z-aurones 3a-c with diazomethane provided trans-spiro-1-pyrazolines 2a-h and 4a-c, respectively, as sole products. However, the same cycloaddition of Z-1-thioaurones 5a-f afforded a mixture of Z-#alpha#-methyl-1-thioaurones 6a-f and trans-cyclopropane derivatives 7a-f as a result of the spontaneous denitrogenation of the initially formed 1-pyrazolines. Similar reaction of Z-2-arylidene-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-ones 8a,b and diazomethane yielded trans-cyclopropanes 9a,b. Structure and stereochemistry of the compounds synthesized have been elucidated by nmr spectroscopic measurements.