Excited state selectivity in the thermolysis of a 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetane
摘要:
Total efficiencies for the production of triplet ketones from cis- and trans-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-phenyl-1,2-dioxetane (11) are 14.1 +/- 0.2% and 21.3 +/- 0.5%, respectively. The specific efficiency for the production of triplet acetophenone from trans-11 was determined to be 19 +/- 4% by trapping the triplet with 2-methyl-2-butene to give the oxetane. These results show that the production of triplets from the dioxetane is state selective, since the n,pi* acetophenone triplet is higher in energy than the alternative pi,pi* triplet of 3,4-dimethylacetophenone. This state-selective production of triplet ketone is most reasonably dictated by orbital symmetry control in the thermolysis of the dioxetane. With this assumption, implications on the mechanism of dioxetane decomposition in terms of biradical intermediates or a concerted biradicaloid process are considered. Activation parameters for thermolysis of cis- and trans-11 are consistent with a biradical or biradicaloid mechanism. From these activation parameters and molecular mechanics calculations, it was concluded that the transition state was not quite half-way between the dioxetane reactant and a biradical intermediate, if the reaction proceeded through a biradical intermediate. In conjunction with earlier reported triplet efficiencies of 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetanes and the efficiencies of cis- and trans-11, the participation of a triplet exciplex was suggested.
Excited state selectivity in the thermolysis of a 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetane
摘要:
Total efficiencies for the production of triplet ketones from cis- and trans-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-phenyl-1,2-dioxetane (11) are 14.1 +/- 0.2% and 21.3 +/- 0.5%, respectively. The specific efficiency for the production of triplet acetophenone from trans-11 was determined to be 19 +/- 4% by trapping the triplet with 2-methyl-2-butene to give the oxetane. These results show that the production of triplets from the dioxetane is state selective, since the n,pi* acetophenone triplet is higher in energy than the alternative pi,pi* triplet of 3,4-dimethylacetophenone. This state-selective production of triplet ketone is most reasonably dictated by orbital symmetry control in the thermolysis of the dioxetane. With this assumption, implications on the mechanism of dioxetane decomposition in terms of biradical intermediates or a concerted biradicaloid process are considered. Activation parameters for thermolysis of cis- and trans-11 are consistent with a biradical or biradicaloid mechanism. From these activation parameters and molecular mechanics calculations, it was concluded that the transition state was not quite half-way between the dioxetane reactant and a biradical intermediate, if the reaction proceeded through a biradical intermediate. In conjunction with earlier reported triplet efficiencies of 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetanes and the efficiencies of cis- and trans-11, the participation of a triplet exciplex was suggested.
Excited state selectivity in the thermolysis of a 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetane
作者:William H. Richardson、Greg Batinica、Kasia Janota-Perret、Todd Miller、Dongming Shen
DOI:10.1021/jo00021a033
日期:1991.10
Total efficiencies for the production of triplet ketones from cis- and trans-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-phenyl-1,2-dioxetane (11) are 14.1 +/- 0.2% and 21.3 +/- 0.5%, respectively. The specific efficiency for the production of triplet acetophenone from trans-11 was determined to be 19 +/- 4% by trapping the triplet with 2-methyl-2-butene to give the oxetane. These results show that the production of triplets from the dioxetane is state selective, since the n,pi* acetophenone triplet is higher in energy than the alternative pi,pi* triplet of 3,4-dimethylacetophenone. This state-selective production of triplet ketone is most reasonably dictated by orbital symmetry control in the thermolysis of the dioxetane. With this assumption, implications on the mechanism of dioxetane decomposition in terms of biradical intermediates or a concerted biradicaloid process are considered. Activation parameters for thermolysis of cis- and trans-11 are consistent with a biradical or biradicaloid mechanism. From these activation parameters and molecular mechanics calculations, it was concluded that the transition state was not quite half-way between the dioxetane reactant and a biradical intermediate, if the reaction proceeded through a biradical intermediate. In conjunction with earlier reported triplet efficiencies of 3,4-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-dioxetanes and the efficiencies of cis- and trans-11, the participation of a triplet exciplex was suggested.