Stereospecific Ring Contraction of Bromocycloheptenes through Dyotropic Rearrangements via Nonclassical Carbocation-Anion Pairs

Shermin S. Goh, Pier Alexandre Champagne, Sureshbabu Guduguntla, Takashi Kikuchi, Makoto Fujita, K. N. Houk*, Ben L. Feringa*

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Experimental and theoretical evidence is reported for a rare type I dyotropic rearrangement involving a [1,2]-alkene shift, leading to the regio- and stereospecific ring contraction of bromocycloheptenes. This reaction occurs under mild conditions, with or without a Lewis acid catalyst. DFT calculations show that the reaction proceeds through a nonclassical carbocation-anion pair, which is crucial for the low activation barrier and enantiospecificity. The chiral cyclopropylcarbinyl cation may be a transition state or an intermediate, depending on the reaction conditions.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)4986-4990
Aantal pagina's5
TijdschriftJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume140
Nummer van het tijdschrift15
DOI's
StatusPublished - 18-apr.-2018

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