ELECTROCHEMICALLY INDUCED -CYCLOADDITIONS - A MECHANISTIC INTERPRETATION OF THE CATION RADICAL DIELS-ALDER REACTION BASED ON PREPARATIVE RESULTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95916-1

For the first time it was possible to induce the cation radical Diels-Alder reaction between electronrich dienes and electronrich dienophiles eletrochemically, thus providing a clearer view upon the mechanism of this reaction type.In contrast to common explanations it could be demonstrated that this reaction most probably takes place via the cation radical of the diene.A role selectivity towards the cation radical of the dienophile could be ruled out.