Organic synthesis Kamil Paruch Masaryk University, Brno X: often SO2 J. Org. Chem. 1960, 25, 1481. • two s bonds which terminate at a single atom are made or broken in concert trans:cis = 60:40 (difficult to separate) trans Tetrahedron Lett. 1973, 4669. vs. Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 2 colombiasin A Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 3 colombiasin A Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 2482. Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 4 ibogamin Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 2373. Beckmann rearrangement Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 5 cephalotaxin J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 10264. amination of allyl acetates Heck rxn Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 6 damsin J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 3379. step 3. : reduction of benzylalcohol step 1. : esterification step 2. : reduction of benzylalcohol step 2. : selective oxidation of primary OH Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 7 reserpine J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 4072. chemoselective reduction of amide to amine Cheletropic reactionsKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 8 Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangementKamil Paruch Organic Synthesis C4450 Can. J. Chem. 2000, 78, 1060. • can be applied to construct both small and large rings J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, 4516. 9