Naslov
The preparation of 7-substituted norbornadiene-2, 3-dicarboxylic anhydrides and an experimental and theoretical study of their reactivity

Autori
Margetić, Davor ; Warrener, Ronald N. ; Suna, Guangxing ; Butler, Douglas N.

Izvornik
Tetrahedron (0040-4020) 63 (2007), 20; 4338-4346

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
dienophiles; sesquinorbornadienes; flash vacuum pyrolysis; DFT calculations; Diels-Alder reaction; Retro Diels-Alder fragmentation

Sažetak
Four new substituted methano-bridged or heteroatom-bridged norbornadienomaleic anhydrides have been prepared and converted to sesquinorbornadiene anhydrides by reaction with cyclic 1, 3-dienes. The versatility of parity reversal, in conjunction with N-substituent steric effects, has been used to produce all three possible stereoisomers of the N, O-sesquinorbornadiene anhydrides in separate, stereoselective cycloadditions. The anhydrides have been synthesized by cyclization of their diacids (in situ production) or by flash vacuum pyrolysis of their furan adducts (yielding crystalline products) ; further fragmentation occurs at these or higher temperatures to produce five-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic anhydrides. Activation energies have been evaluated for the fragmentation and cycloaddition processes using DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31G*) and these calculations correctly predict, which reaction can be intercepted at the norbornadienomaleic anhydride stage and preferred stereochemistry of cycloadducts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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