Understanding the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of Allenes

Autor: F. Matthias Bickelhaupt, Kevin van Dommelen, Pascal Vermeeren, Trevor A. Hamlin, Song Yu
Přispěvatelé: Theoretical Chemistry, AIMMS, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chemistry-A European Journal, 26(50), 11529-11539. Wiley-VCH Verlag
Yu, S, Vermeeren, P, van Dommelen, K, Bickelhaupt, F M & Hamlin, T A 2020, ' Understanding the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of Allenes ', Chemistry-A European Journal, vol. 26, no. 50, pp. 11529-11539 . https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000857
Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Chemistry : a European Journal, 26, 50, pp. 11529-11539
Chemistry : a European Journal, 26, 11529-11539
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000857
Popis: We have quantum chemically studied the reactivity, site‐, and regioselectivity of the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition between methyl azide and various allenes, including the archetypal allene propadiene, heteroallenes, and cyclic allenes, by using density functional theory (DFT). The 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reactivity of linear (hetero)allenes decreases as the number of heteroatoms in the allene increases, and formation of the 1,5‐adduct is, in all cases, favored over the 1,4‐adduct. Both effects find their origin in the strength of the primary orbital interactions. The cycloaddition reactivity of cyclic allenes was also investigated, and the increased predistortion of allenes, that results upon cyclization, leads to systematically lower activation barriers not due to the expected variations in the strain energy, but instead from the differences in the interaction energy. The geometric predistortion of cyclic allenes enhances the reactivity compared to linear allenes through a unique mechanism that involves a smaller HOMO–LUMO gap, which manifests as more stabilizing orbital interactions.
All about allenes! Quantum chemical activation strain analyses reveal that the cycloaddition reactivity of linear allenes decreases as the number of heteroatoms is increased. Moreover, cyclic allenes experience a significant rate enhancement due to the stronger orbital interactions and not to the reduced activation strain, as previously reported.
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