Study of a Vinylidenecarbene−Cycloalkyne Equilibrium in the <i>D</i><sub>3</sub>-Trishomocubyl Ring System
作者:Alan P. Marchand、I. N. N. Namboothiri、Bishwajit Ganguly、Simon G. Bott
DOI:10.1021/ja974313e
日期:1998.7.1
The same cage-annulated vinylidenecarbene, 7a, could be generated and subsequently trapped in situ by cyclohexene via either of the following methods: (i) low-temperature reaction of 4-(dibromomethylene)pentacyclo[6.3.0.0(2,6).0(3,10).0(5,9)]undecane (6) with n-BuLi-THF and (ii) low-temperature reaction of 5-bromopentacyclo[7.3.0.0(2,6).0(3,10).0(5,9)]dodec-4-ene (12) with LDA-THF. These results, together with the corresponding results of site-specific C-13-labeling experiments performed on 6-(C) over bar(4)=(CBr2)-C-13 and 12-C-13(5), provide evidence for the thermodynamic stability of 7a vis-h-vis 7b. In addition, the results of semiempirical and ab initio MO calculations demonstrate the relative kinetic as well as thermodynamic preference for 7a vis-a-vis 7b.