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Carbenes and the O-H bond: Bicycloalkylidenes
Kirmse, Wolfgang,Meinert, Thomas,Modarelli, David A.,Platz, Matthew S.
, p. 8918 - 8927 (2007/10/02)
Photolyses of spirobicyclic diazirines in alcohols have been investigated in order to elucidate the insertion reactions of bicycloalkylidenes with O-H bonds. The formation of ethers from norbornane-derived diazirines (16 and 30) was traced to the intervention of diazo compounds which react by way of diazonium ions. Scavenging of the diazo compounds with potent dipolarophiles led to almost exclusive formation of nortricyclenes from 2-norbornylidenes (17 and 32). In contrast, 2-bieyclo[2,1.1]hexylidene (45) was found to undergo intermolecular reactions, including addition to alkenes and C-H insertion with cycloalkanes. When alcoholic solutions of bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane-derived diazirines (41, 58, 73, and 76) were irradiated, diazo scavengers did not eliminate the formation of ethers. By means of deuterium labels or methyl groups, rearrangement and fragmentation reactions were detected that are characteristic of carbocations (ion pairs). Protonation of 2-bicyclo[2.1.1]hexylidenes by ROH is therefore implied. Laser flash photolysis studies confirmed the divergent lifetimes of 17 (0.1 ns) and 45 (50-600 ns). The reaction rate of 45 was found to increase with the acidity of the alcohols.
The Influence of Intramolecular Dynamics on Branching Ratios in Thermal Rearrangements
Newmann-Evans, Richard H.,Simon, Reyna J.,Carpenter, B. K.
, p. 695 - 711 (2007/10/02)
1- and 2-phenylbicyclohex-2-enes-5-d undergo thermal rearrangement to give products, differing only in the location of the deuterium, in ratio of about 9:1, but with identical activation enthalphies.Similarly, opticallly active trans-2-methyl-1-(trans-2-phenylethenyl)cyclopropane is found to rearrange to enantiomeric methylphenylcyclopentenes that are formed in a 5.9:1 ratio but with virtually identicyl activation enthalphies.Barring repeated coincidence, these results do not seem to be explicable within the framework of statistical theories of unimolecular kinetics such as RRKM theory, transition state theory, and variational transition state theory.The possible influence of dynamic effects in these and other unimolecular reactions is discussed.
Reactions of [1.1.1]propellane
Wiberg, Kenneth B.,Waddell, Sherman T.
, p. 2194 - 2216 (2007/10/02)
The free radical addition reactions of [1.1.1]propellane (1) are described in some detail and allowed the preparation of a wide variety of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes. The reaction of 1 with free radicals was more rapid than that of bicyclo[1.1.0]butane (2), whereas bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (3) was relatively inert. In some cases the free-radical additions led to oligomers, and in the case of tetrahydrofuran addition the chain-transfer constant was measured. The addition of thiophenol to 1 followed by reduction with the lithium radical anion from 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl gave 1-lithiobicyclo[1.1.1]petane, from which a variety of 1-substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes may be prepared. In the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 1-benzoylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, the terf-butyl group migrated in preference to the bicyclopentyl group. Conversion of the ketone to the tosylhydrazone followed by base treatment gave products of the type expected from the corresponding carbene. The reaction of 1 with NO in carbon disulfide gave a unique reaction in which nitro and thiocyano groups were introduced. The reactions of 1, 2, and 3 with NO2 also were examined. Whereas 1 gave 1,3-dinitrobicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, the other hydrocarbons followed different reaction paths. The reaction of 1 with electron-deficient alkenes and alkynes are described in some detail and are compared with the corresponding reactions of 2 and 3. Here, the relative reactivities of 1 and 2 were often comparable but varied considerably with the reagent used. Again, 3 was relatively unreactive. The reaction of 1 with Rh(I) gave a dimer, and evidence is presented for a metallocarbene intermediate.
