Kinetic Analysis of the Rearrangement of a Conformationally Constrained .alpha.-Cyclopropylbenzyl Radical
作者:Hariharan Venkatesan、Marc M. Greenberg
DOI:10.1021/jo00092a003
日期:1994.7
Modulation of the cyclopropylmethyl (CPM)/ homoallyl radical equilibrium by phenyl substitution at the radical center is exploited in determining the kinetic versus thermodynamic preference for bond scission in a bicyclic CPM radical. Exocyclic ring opening is determined to be 28.7 times faster than the respective endocyclic process. This method will be of general use for determining the regioselectivity of radical rearrangements.