作者:Monika Kenndoff、Andrea Singer、Günter Szeimies
DOI:10.1002/prac.19973390141
日期:——
Starting from tricyclo[3.1.0.0(2,6)]hexane 5 and 1-bromobicyclo[1.1.0 ]butane 6, a series of [1.1.1]propellanes 15 and 21 has been synthesized which carry alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups. Propellane formation proceeded via 1-bromo-1-chloro-3-alkylidenecyclobutanes of type 13 and 19, which on treatment with methyllithium gave rise to the generation of carbenes 14 and 20 as short-lived intermediates. For these carbenes, the most efficient path of stabilization is obviously the intramolecular cycloaddition. Ab initio MO calculations at the Becke3LYP/6-31G* and MP2/6-31G* level of theory indicated that 3-alkylidenecyclobutylidenes 4 and 37a-d are not local energy minima but collapse to the corresponding [1.1.1]propellanes. On this basis, propellane formation should follow a carbenoid reaction path.