Conformations disubstituted

Disubstituted cyclopropanes exemplify one of the simplest cases involving stabil ity differences between stereoisomers A three membered ring has no conformational mobility so the ring cannot therefore reduce the van der Waals strain between cis sub stituents on adjacent carbons without introducing other strain The situation is different m disubstituted derivatives of cyclohexane... 

If a disubstituted cyclohexane has two different substituents then the most stable conformation is the chair that has the larger substituent m an equatorial orientation This IS most apparent when one of the substituents is a bulky group such as tert butyl Thus the most stable conformation of cis 1 tert butyl 2 methylcyclohexane has an equatorial tert butyl group and an axial methyl group... 

Disubstituted cyclohexanes can exist as cis-trans isomers as well as axiaEequatorial conformers. Two isomers are predicted for 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane (see Fig. 1.9). For the trans isomer the diequatorial conformer is the energetically favorable form. Only one cis isomer is observed, since the two conformers of the cis compound are identical. Interconversion takes place between the conformational (equatoriaEaxial) isomers but not configurational (cis-trans) isomers. 

These compounds can adopt a conformation that mimics a disubstituted pseudopiperidine ring. 

IsoxazoIidine-3,3-dicarboxylic acid, 2-methoxy-dimethyl ester reaction with bases, 6, 47 Isoxazolidine-3,5-diones synthesis, 6, 112, 113 Isoxazoli dines conformation, 6, 10 3,5-disubstituted synthesis, 6, 109 oxidation, 6, 45-46 PE spectra, 6, 5 photolysis, 6, 46 pyrolysis, 6, 46 reactions, 6, 45-47 with acetone, 6, 47 with bases, 6, 47 reduction, 6, 45 ring fission, S, 80 spectroscopy, 6, 6 synthesis, 6, 3, 108-112 thermochemistry, 6, 10 Isoxazolidin-3-ol synthesis, 6, 111 Isoxazolidin-5-oI synthesis, 6, 111... 

Thiazole, 4-methyl-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-in thiamine biosynthesis, 1, 97 Thiazole, 4-methyl-2-methylami nosynthesis, 6, 300 Thiazole, 4-methyl-2-phenyl-alkylation, 6, 256 mercuration, 6, 256 Thiazole, 2-(methylthio)-methylation, 6, 290 thermodynamic values, 6, 291 Thiazole, 2-methylthio-5-phenyl-synthesis, 5, 153 Thiazole, 4-methyl-5-vinyl-occurrence, 6, 327 Thiazole, 2-phenyl-acetylation, 6, 270-271 Conformation, 6, 237 synthesis, 5, 113, 6, 306 Thiazole, 4-phenyl-conformation, 6, 237 2,5-disubstituted synthesis, 6, 304 Thiazole, 5-phenyl-conformation, 6, 237 Thiazole, 2-phenyl-5-triphenylmethyl-synthesis, 6, 265 Thiazole, 2-(2-pyridyl)-metal complexes, 5, 51 6, 253 Thiazole, 4-(2-pyridyl)-metal complexes, S, 51 6, 253 Thiazole, tetrahydro-ring cleavage, 5, 80 Thiazole, 2,4,5-trimethyl-occurrence, 6, 327... 

Cyclobutane adopts a puckered conformation in which substituents then occupy axial-like or equatorial-like positions. 1,3-Disubstituted cyclobutanes show small energy preferences for the cis isomer since this places both substituents in equatorial-like positions. The energy differences and the barrier to inversion are both smaller than in cyclohexane. 

Now consider the disubstituted molecule CH2FCH2CI. The potential energy curve has a new feature. There are three minima, corresponding to the three conformations of Figure 1.23. A potential energy curve is shown in Figure 1.24. 

Monosubstituted cyclohexanes are more stable with their substituent in an equatorial position, but the situation in disubstituted cyclohexanes is more complex because the steric effects of both substituents must be taken into account. All steric interactions in both possible chair conformations must be analyzed before deciding which conformation is favored. 

Compilations of UV data for 1-acyl- and 1-sulfonyl-l//-azepines are available.61 These systems display three major absorptions at 210-215, 240-247 and 285-330 nm. The weak, long wavelength band, which is thought to be due to interaction of the nitrogen lone pair with the triene system, often extends into the visible region and is responsible for the orange-yellow color of many 1-substituted 1//-azepines. 2,7-Disubstituted 1/7-azepines, in which the azepine ring is in the boat conformation, are colorless.61... 

In the cyclization of the corresponding cis-epoxides, with the aim of obtaining the corresponding cis-2,3-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans, a similar trend was observed. For these systems, however, the 6-endo pathway was less favored, which was ascribed to difficulties in attaining a TS conformation that would allow for maximum stabilization of the developing p-orbital with the adjacent 7t-system. Alternatively, palladium-catalyzed cyclization of the tetrabutylammonium alkoxide derived from 33b results in the corresponding ris-2,3-disubstituted tetrahydro-pyran in excellent yield and selectivity (90%, dr >99 1), while the ris-epoxide gives stereoisomer 37b (86%, dr 98 2) [112]. 

As well as the disubstituted C2-symmelrie pyrrolidines E and F, the monosubstituted (f> )-2-(mcthoxymethyl)pyrrolidine G can be used as chiral auxiliary for the diastereoselecti ve addition of organomctallic reagents to a-oxo amides16. As with the phenylglyoxylic acid derivatives derived from amines E and F. methyllithium or methylmagnesium bromide in diethyl ether preferentially attack the (,S)-mms-conformer 11 (R = ( 6H5), leading to predominant formation of the (2 S)-diastercomer by Re-side attack. 

The same equatorial preference is also manifested in the 3,3-disubstituted thietane oxides66,194. Thus, the NMR spectra of 5e,f contain two Me singlets at 1.23 and 1.30 ppm and two methylene multiplets at 3.03 and 3.53 ppm (in CDC13). The large difference in the chemical shifts of the axial and equatorial a-methylene hydrogens is characteristic of an axial nonbonded electron pair on sulfur (conformation 5e equation 73). This conformational preference is corroborated by the small differences in the chemical shifts of the two methyl groups, and fits the contention that 1,3-diaxial interactions are responsible for this ultimate result. Certainly, these interactions are greater in the conformer 5f. 

A study195 based on the NMR lanthanide-induced shifts (LIS) for a series of cis- and trans-3-substituted, and 3,3-disubstituted thietane oxides concluded that all cis-substituted oxides (5c R = CH3, t-Bu and aryl) exist exclusively in the diequatorial conformation. The trans-3-substituted isomers (185) prefer the equatorial oxygen conformation (R = CH3,86% t-Bu, 65-75% aryl, 75%), which means an axial preference for the substituents (e.g. 185d), at least when they are bound to a shift reagent (equation 75). 

The effect of C ,C -disubstituted amino acids (aaAAs) on peptide secondary structure has been studied in recent years.2a d While longer side-chain C ,C -di-n-alkyl amino acids promote extended peptide conformation,23 alicyclic aaAAs, in which the Ca carbon forms a cyclic bridge with itself, such a 1-aminocyclopentane-l-carboxylic acid (Ac5c) and 1-aminocyclohexane-l-carboxylic acid (Ac6c), have helix-forming characteristics similar to those of 1 -aminoisobutyric acid (Aib).2ax... 

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