DFT Study on Zr-Catalyzed Alkene Hydroaminoalkylation: Origin of Regioselectivity, Diastereoselectivity, and Influence of Substrate

Autor: Lizi Yang, Ran Fang, Lin Zhou, Alexander M. Kirillov
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 23:583-587
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c04119
Popis: A DFT study was carried out to investigate a zirconium-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation of alkenes with N-silylated benzylamine. A global reactivity index (GRI) analysis showed that that substrates act as electrophiles while the active zirconaaziridine behaves as a nucleophile. Furthermore, the distortion/interaction analysis unveiled the role of the distortion and interaction energies in controlling the regioselectivity and diastereoselectivity when different alkene substrates are used. These results provide an in-depth analysis on how the substrate type influences the product selectivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE