Dianions of 1,4-bis(methylene)cyclohexane. Conformational effects in cyclic and acyclic dilithiated hydrocarbons
作者:Stephanie D. Meyer、Nancy S. Mills、Joy B. Runnels、Barbara De la Torre、C. Channing Ruud、David K. Johnson
DOI:10.1021/jo00003a010
日期:1991.2
Dimetalation of 1,4-bis(methylene)cyclohexane results in formation of the p-xylene dianion via the linearly conjugated dianion 4. In contrast, 2-methyl-1,5-hexadiene, an acyclic analogue of 1,4-bis(methylene)cyclohexane, undergoes isomerization via the linearly conjugated dianion 12, rather than hydride elimination. MNDO calculations of the conformations of dilithiated 4 and 12 show that 4 is effectively planar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge. Dilithiated 12 is nonplanar, with an almost right angle bend in the pi-system. The dianion can therefore be considered as two allyl anions which are orthogonal to each other. The difference in calculated conformations of 4 and 12 is advanced as the reason for the different reactivity of the two systems.