Mechanism of thermal rearrangement of the spiro bicyclo[2.1.0]-pentane-5,2'-methylenecyclopropanes to 6- and 7- methylenebicyclo[3.2.0]hept-1-enes.

Autor: Lokensgard DM; Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520., Dougherty DA, Hilinski EF, Berson JA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 1980 Jun; Vol. 77 (6), pp. 3090-4.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.6.3090
Abstrakt: The thermal rearrangements of the bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane-5,2'-methylenecyclopropanes fall into two classes. The first occurs near 80 degrees C and consists of a double epimerization ("bridge flip") which is initiated by cleavage of the bridge bond. An alternative mechanism by way of a trimethylenemethane intermediate is ruled out by an isotopic position-marking experiment. The second rearrangement begins to be detected above 120 degrees C. It gives the isomeric 6- and 7-methylenebicyclo[3.2.0]hept-1-enes. Two possible mechanisms can operate in this complex change, but a choice between them is not yet possible.
Databáze: MEDLINE