We characterized experimentally the substituent effect of a 5-exo substituent on the π facial selectivities of bicyclo[2.2.2]octenes toward electrophilic oxidative reactions such as epoxidation and dihydroxylation, and we discuss the underlying orbital interactions of vicinal σ orbitals and the olefinic π orbital involved in bicyclo[2.2.2]octenes, and commonly in methylenenorbornanes. Of significance is the out-of-phase motif of these σ-π couplings. Electron-withdrawing substituents such as cyano and carboxylic acid groups unequalize the relevant σ-π coupling, leading to the observed syn-facial preference. Alkyl substituents exhibit an electron-donative perturbing effect, depending on the bicyclic ring system.
The influence of captodative effect on the dienophilicity of olefins. The easy diels-alder reaction of α-methylthioacrylonitrile with cyclohexadiene
作者:Jean-Luc Boucher、Lucien Stella
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)80848-0
日期:1985.1
We show that the cycloaddition of α-methylthioacrylonitrile to cyclohexadiene is faster than that of acrylonitrile. This indicates that the captodative substitution exerts an accelerating effect on the Diels-Alder reaction despite the larger steric bulk of the methylthio group compared to hydrogen.
Evidence for 2-hexene-1,6-diyl diradicals accompanying the concerted Diels-Alder cycloaddition of acrylonitrile with nonpolar 1,3-dienes
作者:Yufei Li、Anne Buyle Padias、H. K. Hall
DOI:10.1021/jo00077a025
日期:1993.12
The spontaneous reactions of a series of alkyl 1,3-dienes with acrylonitrile (AN) were investigated. Reproducible spontaneous copolymerizations were shown to compete with the expected concerted [4 + 2] cycloadditions. For dienes which exist in s-cis/s-trans equilibrium, both copolymer and cycloadduct are formed. Kinetic measurements show that the alternating copolymerization and cycloaddition are two independent parallel second order reactions. With 1,3-cyclohexadiene and 1,2-dimethylenecyclohexane, for which s-gauche is in equilibrium with s-cis, copolymerization still competes with cycloaddition. The s-trans-locked verbenene forms only copolymer, while s-cis-locked cyclopentadiene and 1,2-dimethylenecyclopentane form only cycloadduct rapidly. Our explanation involves a 2-hexene- 1,6-diradical, formed by combination between the terminal carbons of the s-gauche or s-trans diene and acrylonitrile. This does not cyclize but initiates copolymerization. Competitively s-cis conformer undergoes classical concerted [4 + 2] addition.
Alder et al., Chemische Berichte, 1958, vol. 91, p. 1516,1523
作者:Alder et al.
DOI:——
日期:——
Alder et al., Chemische Berichte, 1955, vol. 88, p. 144,153