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SELECTIVITY IN CYCLOADDITIONS-IX CYCLOADDITIONS OF NITRILE OXIDES TO INDOLES. REACTIVITY AND REGIOCHEMISTRY
Caramella, P,Corsico, A. Coda,Corsaro, A,Del Monte, D.,Albini, F. Marinone
, p. 173 - 182 (2007/10/02)
Cycloadditions of benzonitrile oxide and mesitonitrile oxide to N-methylindole and indole yield the acid sensitive cycloadducts 1 a-d with high regioselectivity.With N-carbethoxyindole the stable cycloadducts 1 e,f and minor amounts of the regioisomeric 2 e,f are isolated.The electron withdrawing substituent reduces both the regioselectivity and the reactivity of the cycloadditions.Frontier orbital considerations, based on MINDO/3 calculations, allow elucidation of the observed changes in reactivity and regiochemistry.