第一章 本論文敘述, 以新穎的碳陰離子-烯分子內的6-endo-trig環化反應得到2-aroyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzopyrans化合物。將柳醛(salicylaldehydes) 經由一連串的反應,包括Wittig反應、O-烷基化反應、及碳陰離子-烯分子內的環化反應,以二個步驟完成,或將所有反應在一鍋中反應完成,得到一系列新的2-aroyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- benzopyrans。 第二章 本論文敘述, 將2-aroyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzopyrans經DDQ調控氧化-脫氫以合成2-aroylbenzopyran-4-ones。對於氧化-脫氫反應,在許多不同的反應條件下,發現到以3.5當量的DDQ加入少量醋酸與水(1-2 滴)當添加物,在dioxane中加熱迴流下,是最佳氧化-脫氫條件。同時藉由反應中間體2-benzoyl-8-methoxy-3,4-dihydrobenzopyran-4-one的分離,以及利用EI-MS 偵測到反應最終產物2-benzoyl-8- methoxybenzo- pyran-4-one羰基上18O (在反應當初加入H218O) 的存在,使DDQ調控氧化-脫氫反應的反應機構,得到合理的推論。
第一章 Utilization of a novel carbanion-olefin intramolecular 6-endo-trig cyclization reaction to provide 2-aroyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzopyrans is described. Through a sequence of a Wittig reaction, O-alkylation, and carbanion-olefin intramolecular cyclization, salicylaldehydes were converted into a series of new 2-aroyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzopyrans in two steps or in one-pot reactions. 第二章 DDQ mediated an oxidation-dehydrogenation of 2-aroyl-3,4- dihydro-2H-benzopyran prepared from salicylaldehyde to yield 2-aroylbenzopyran-4-one. Stochiometric amount (3.5 equv.) of DDQ, few amount of acetic acid and water (1-2 drops) in refluxing dioxane are the optimal condition for this oxidation-dehydrogenation reaction. A rationally proposed mechanism for this oxidation- dehydrogenation process is based on the isolation of a reaction intermediate, viz.2-benzoyl- 8-methoxy-3,4-di-hydrobenzopyran-4-one and the identification of the 18O-labled carbonyl group of benzopyran-4-one demonstrating incorporation of labeled H218O.