ISSN:
0894-3230
Keywords:
Organic Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The development of positive charge β to silicon in a saturated five-membered ring has been studied in the cis- and trans-2-(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentyl trifluoroacetates. The cis substrate solvolyzes in 97% trifluoroethanol at 25° C about 5 times faster than the analogous six-membered ring, after correction for differences in ring strain. The trans substrate solvolyzes about 360 times more slowly than the analogous six-membered ring. These changes are in agreement with a hyperconjugative mechanism for interaction between the silyl group and the developing positive charge. The expected cosine-squared dependence of hyperconjugation on the Si—C—C—X dihedral angle suggests that the cis dihedral angle is reduced somewhat from the 60° in the six-membered ring, and the trans dihedral angle is reduced substantially from the 180° in the six-membered ring.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/poc.610010307
