Cyclopentane geometry

Cyclopentane is nonplanar, and the two minimum-energy geometries are the envelope and half-chair. In the envelope conformation, one carbon atom is displaced from the plane of the other four. In the half-chair conformation, three carbons are coplanar, vdth one of the remaining two being above the plane and the other below. The energy differences between the conformers are very small, and interconversion is rapid. All of the carbon atoms r idly move through planar and nonplanar positions. The process is called pseudorotation. 

A Ni(0)-catalyzed l,oo-hydrosilylation across the two dienyl moieties of 1,3,8,10-undecatetraene 9 proceeds regioselectively and stereoselectively and provides vie-trans-divinyl cyclopentane products 10 in modest yield (Eq. 3) [13]. The reaction shows an interesting stereoselectivity with respect to the substituent geometry both of the vinyl groups of 10a and 10b are stereoisomeric to each other, and one of the two double bonds is cis and the other is trans. 

Cycloisomerization represents another approach for the construction of cyclic compounds from acyclic substrates, with iridium complexes functioning as efficient catalysts. The reaction of enynes has been widely studied for example, Chatani et al. reported the transformation of 1,6-enynes into 1-vinylcyclopentenes using [lrCl(CO)3]n (Scheme 11.26) [39]. In contrast, when 1,6-enynes were submitted in the presence of [lrCl(cod)]2 and AcOH, cyclopentanes with two exo-olefin moieties were obtained (Scheme 11.27) [39]. Interestingly, however, when the Ir-DPPF complex was used, the geometry of olefinic moiety in the product was opposite (Scheme 11.28) [17]. The Ir-catalyzed cycloisomerization was efficiently utilized in a tandem reaction along with a Cu(l)-catalyzed three-component coupling, Diels-Alder reaction, and dehydrogenation for the synthesis of polycyclic pyrroles [40]. 

As an experimental proof of the prediction of the calculations, the cyclic disilazane 1,1,3,3-hexamethyl-l, 3-disila-2-aza-cyclopentane was synthesized and its gas phase acidity determined. With the disilazide moiety constrained to a bent geometry within the five-membered ring, the acidity is weakened by 11.5 kcal/mol relative to the acyclic hexamethydisilazane. This places the cyclic disilazane s acidity as essentially within the general trend of gas versus solution phase acidities in Figure 9, and validates the concept that the counterion s locking of the geometry of the anion is the controlling fector in the solution phase acidity of the acyclic form. 

Cyclization of trienes.1 In combination with 2,2-bipyridyl (bpy), an iron(O) species prepared by reduction of iron(III) 2,4-pentanedionate with A1(C2H5)3 (3 equiv.) promotes cyclization of trienes (1) in which a 1,3-diene unit is tethered to an ally lie or homoallylic ether group. vic-Disubstituted cyclopentanes or cyclohexanes are formed, and the cisltrans disposition of the substituents is controlled by the geometry of the allylic double bond. Thus (Z,E-)1 is cyclized to trans-2, whereas (E,E)-1 is cyclized to cis-2. 

In many cases, the second side chain of the cyclopentane ring of prostaglandins possesses a double bond with ( )-geometry at C-13. The introduction of this side chain is usually achieved by olefination with phosphonate anions according to the Homer technique. However, because of the vicinal oxygen function at C-15 it is also recommended to introduce the side chain via ( )-stereoselective Wittig synthesis... 

Build a model of cyclopentane. Examine the various types of strain present in the planar and nonplanar geometries. 

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