Abstract
Rate constants for the cycloaddition of tert-butylcyanoketene (TBCK) 1 with various substituted styrenes at different temperatures have been determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The addition reaction afforded contra-thermodynamic adducts 3 stereoselectively; a way has been found to convert adducts 3 into thermodynamic cyclobutanones 4. The activation parameters of cycloadditions along with the Hammett reaction constant p and the solvent effect on cycloreversion of 3 indicate a concerted asynchronous mechanism involving a transition state with some degree of charge separation. An approximate difference in the energy of activation between the favourable and unfavourable mode of TBCK-p-methoxystyrene addition has been determined to be 10.6 kJ mol-1.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1001-1006 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry