Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Unexpectedly, the pattern of the stereoselectivity in the ring-opening reactions of lithium oxetenoxides is not consistent with the bulkiness of substituents, and both the bulkier tert-butyl and silyl substituents favor inward rotation. With the aid of B3LYP calculations, the hyperconjugative interaction between the breaking C 1-O σ and its anti-periplanar Z-Me (Z = Si or C) σ* orbital is found to be responsible among the secondary orbital interactions of the substituents and the oxetene moiety.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3945-3948 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 28 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry