ISSN:
0009-2940
Keywords:
Diels-Alder reactions, kinetics of
;
Cycloaddition
;
FMO analysis
;
Chemistry
;
Inorganic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Kinetic measurements on [4 + 2] cycloadditions of 1,2-dimethylenecyclopentane (1) as a model diene for normal Diels-Alder reactions are described. This diene was selected in order to check whether a synperiplanar diene is a good test case for the FMO model. Using HOMO and LUMO energies from semi-empirical quantumchemical calculations, we indeed obtained a good linear correlation between the lg k2 values and 1/(EHomo - ELUMO). The cycloadditions of E/Z isomeric dienophiles to 1 are stereospecific. These reactions are best described in terms of concerted processes.
Additional Material:
3 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cber.19931260525
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