51246-03-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Why is cis/trans stereoinversion with Li+(THF)4 migration across the phenyl ring of α-lithiostyrene accelerated by two ortho-methyl groups?
Knorr, Rudolf,Lattke, Ernst,Ruhdorfer, Jakob,Ferchland, Kathrin,von Roman, Ulrich
, p. 1621 - 1631 (2018)
Common wisdom might anticipate that two methyl groups placed on a molecular migration route should act as an impediment. However, the “conducted tour” migration of Li+(THF)4 across the aryl ring (“π-route”) during the cis/trans stereoinversion of α-arylvinyllithiums had been found to occur with practically equal velocities in the presence of either one or two ortho-alkyl substituents. We now report that the omission of both ortho-methyl groups retards the stereoinversion process. In order to arrive at an answer to the title question, we investigate the aggregation equilibria and microsolvation states of ortho, ortho′-unsubstituted α-lithiostyrenes by means of approved secondary NMR criteria. Beyond such necessary knowledge about the ground-state properties, we provide kinetic evidence showing that the retarded cis/trans stereoinversion of α-lithiostyrene proceeds by the pseudomonomolecular, ionic mechanism with Li+(THF)4 migration.
Metal-free regioselective hydrobromination of alkynes through CH/CBr activation
Chen, Xiuling,Chen, Tieqiao,Xiang, Yuqiang,Zhou, Yongbo,Han, Daoqing,Han, Li-Biao,Yin, Shuang-Feng
supporting information, p. 4572 - 4575 (2014/12/10)
A metal-free regioselective hydrobromination of alkynes has been developed to provide the Markovnikov-type vinyl bromides in good yields using dibromomethane/N,N-dimethylaniline as in-situ 'HBr' source. This protocol also represents an elegant example of the activation of sp2 CH and CBr bonds in one pot, in which 'HBr' is generated and transferred under mild metal-free conditions. D-incorporated experiments were employed to investigate the reaction mechanism and a plausible reaction path was proposed.
