Cycloaddition reactions of 1,2,5,6-tetramethyl-3,4,7,8-tetramethylenetricyclo[3.3.0.02,6]octane. Evidence for chemical consequences of orbital interactions in molecules containing unsaturatively 1,3-bridged cyclobutane rings

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weston Thatcher Borden ◽  
Avram Gold ◽  
William L. Jorgensen
2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 1341-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radomir Jasiński

The cycloaddition reactions of nitroethene to (Z)-N-aryl-C-phenylnitrones lead to mixtures of stereoisomeric cis- and trans-2-aryl-4-nitro-3-phenylisoxazolidines. Regioselectivity of these reactions is determined by the character of nucleophile–electrophile interactions, while stereoselectivity is determined by the steric factors and the character of secondary orbital interactions.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 2108-2117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi Matsumoto ◽  
Hirokazu Iida ◽  
Takane Uchida ◽  
Yoshimi Yabe ◽  
Akikazu Kakehi ◽  
...  

The thermally induced [2 + 3] cycloadditions of certain monocyclic aziridines to dimethyl 1-cyclobutene-1,2-dicarboxylate are described. The structures of the resulting bicyclic adducts were established unambiguously by X-ray analyses. The stereochemistries of the [2 + 3] adducts were interpreted in terms of dipole–dipole interactions and secondary orbital interactions. In certain cases an initial thermal conrotatory ring opening of the cyclobutene to 2,3-di(methoxycarbonyl)-1,3-butadiene precedes the [2 + 3] cycloaddition, affording the unexpected pyrrolidine adducts 12a and 12b. The structures and stereochemistries of the latter established by X-ray analysis strongly suggest that secondary orbital interactions between the phenyl and ester groups control and stereochemistry of the reactions.


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