137963-61-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Unprecedented Stability of δ-Lactones with Axial Substituents rather than Equatorial ones; Comparison with the Prelog-Djerassi Lactone Derivative
Morimoto, Yoshiki,Mikami, Atsushi,Shirahama, Haruhisa
, p. 1376 - 1378 (1991)
A 1:1 mixture of the trisubstituted δ-lactones 11a and 11b was subjected to thermodynamically equilibrated conditions to give predominantly 11b with axial substituents rather than 11a with all equatorial ones, in contrast to the Prelog-Djerassi lactone derivatives 3a and 3b, and, further surprisingly, it has been found that the disubstituted lactone 10 also adopts a chair conformation with axial substituents.
Unexpected stability of δ-lactones with axial substituents rather than equatorial ones. Conformational evaluation by molecular mechanics and molecular orbital calculations
Morimoto, Yoshiki,Shirahama, Haruhisa
, p. 2013 - 2024 (2007/10/03)
A 1:1 mixture of the trisubstituted δ-lactones 5a and 5b was subjected to thermodynamically equilibrated conditions to give predominantly 5b with axial substituents rather than 5a with all equatorial ones, in contrast to the Prelog-Djerassi lactone derivatives 3a and 3b. Further surprisingly, it has been found that the disubstituted lactone 15 also adopts a half-chair conformation with axial substituents. The conformational analyses of these compounds by molecular mechanics and molecular orbital calculations have emphasized gauche effects and electrostatic interactions as a cause of the preference for axial conformers.
