The relative magnitude of the β-effect of silicon and the γ-effect of tin was evaluated by intermolecular competition. An acetal was allowed to react with a 1 : 1 mixture of an allylsilane and a homoallylstannane in the presence of TMSOTf (trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate); the former was found to be more reactive than does the latter, indicating that the β-silyl group activates the carbon-carbon double bond more effectively than the γ-stannyl group. This is consistent with the results of molecular-orbital calculations which indicate that the HOMO level of the allylsilane is higher than that of the homoallylstannane. The intermolecular competition between a homoallylstannane and a terminal alkene toward electrophilic reactions with an acetal have revealed that the former is more reactive than the latter. This result indicates that the stannyl group at the γ-position definitely activates the carbon-carbon double bond toward electrophiles.
通过分子间竞争评估了
硅的β效应和
锡的γ效应的相对大小。一个
缩醛与1:1的烯丙基
硅烷和同烯丙基
锡烷的混合物在TMSOTf(
氟代三甲基
硅基
磺酸酯)存在下反应;结果表明,前者的反应性比后者更强,这表明β-
硅基团比γ-
锡基团更有效地激活碳-碳双键。这与分子轨道计算的结果一致,后者表明烯丙基
硅烷的HOMO能级高于同烯丙基
锡烷。在同烯丙基
锡烷和端烯烃与
缩醛的亲电反应中的分子间竞争显示,前者的反应性高于后者。这个结果表明γ位的
锡基团确实能激活碳-碳双键,以便与亲电试剂反应。