ISSN:
1573-9171
Keywords:
1,3-cyclohexadiene
;
2H-pyran
;
2H-thiopyran
;
1,2-dihydropyridine
;
oxo
;
imino
;
methylene derivatives
;
conformational analysis
;
conformational flexibility
;
AM1 method
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The conformational flexibility of 2H-pyran, 1,2-dihydropyridine, 2H-thiopyran, their oxo, imino, and methylene derivatives, and the 5-oxo, imino, and methylene derivatives of 1,3-cyclohexadiene was studied by the semiempirical quantum-chemical AM1 method. All compounds have planar equilibrium conformations and similar electronic structures. The transition to a distorted sofa conformation with the =C-X-C(=Y)-C= torsion angle (X = CH2, NH, O, or S; Y = H2, O, NH, or CH2) of ±20° increases the energy of the molecule by less than 1.5 kcal mol−1. The reasons for the high conformational flexibility of these dihydrocycles were analyzed. The nonaromatic character of the cyclic π-system is the factor that determines the conformational flexibility of the dihydrocycle in ylide derivatives.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01431105
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