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Reversal of Stereoselectivity in Cycloadditions of Five‐Membered Cyclic Nitrones Derived from Hexoses
Author(s) -
Malatinský Tomáš,
Spišáková Mária,
Babjak Matej,
Doháňošová Jana,
Marek Jaromír,
Moncol Ján,
Fischer Róbert
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201601488
Subject(s) - nitrone , chemistry , stereoselectivity , cycloaddition , acrylonitrile , ethyl acrylate , 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition , stereochemistry , nitrosobenzene , methyl acrylate , acrylate , organic chemistry , polymer , monomer , catalysis , copolymer
Two five‐membered cyclic nitrones derived from hexoses, a newly synthesized d ‐ allo ‐configured nitrone and an already known d ‐ talo ‐configured nitrone, have been examined in 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reactions with vinyl acetate, allyl benzoate, methyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, and vinylene carbonate. The reactions of the d ‐ allo ‐configured nitrone proceeded preferentially through the expected exo ‐ anti transition state, but all the cycloadditions of the d ‐ talo ‐configured nitrone surprisingly showed high exo ‐ syn selectivity. This reversal of stereoselectivity has been explained by 3D analysis of the preferred conformations of the nitrones, obtained from X‐ray data. The structures were further inspected using CONFLEX, PM5, and DFT calculations. All these methods revealed that the dioxolane substituents attached to C‐5 of both nitrones had opposite spatial locations.