Isotope effects and the mechanism of fragmentation of epoxy imino-1,3,4-oxadiazolines
摘要:
The fragmentation of an epoxy imino-1,3,4-oxadiazoline is studied by a combination of isotope effects and theoretical calculations. Significant primary C-13 isotope effects are observed at the two oxadiazoline carbons but negligible isotope effects are observed at the remaining carbons. This is consistent with a rate-limiting fragmentation of the oxadiazoline without fragmentation of the adjacent epoxide ring. Theoretical calculations support this interpretation. This formal coarctate reaction avoids two complicated coarctate fragmentations in favor of a multi-step mechanism with a simple coarctate final step. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.