Endo transition state

Theoretical work by the groups directed by Sustmann and, very recently, Mattay attributes the preference for the formation of endo cycloadduct in solution to the polarity of the solvent Their calculations indicate that in the gas phase the exo transition state has a lower energy than the endo counterpart and it is only upon introduction of the solvent that this situation reverses, due to the difference in polarity of both transition states (Figure 1.2). Mattay" stresses the importance of the dienophile transoid-dsoid conformational equilibrium in determining the endo-exo selectivity. The transoid conformation is favoured in solution and is shown to lead to endo product, whereas the cisoid conformation, that is favoured in the gas phase, produces the exo adduct This view is in conflict with ab initio calculations by Houk, indicating an enhanced secondary orbital interaction in the cisoid endo transition state . 

Compare energies of endo transition state and exo transition state. Which of the two has the lower energy Were the reaction under kinetic control, which would be the major product and what would be the ratio of major to minor products Use equation (2). 

In the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of especially allyl anion type 1,3-dipoles with alkenes the formation of diastereomers has to be considered. In reactions of nitrones with a terminal alkene the nitrone can approach the alkene in an endo or an exo fashion giving rise to two different diastereomers. The nomenclature endo and exo is well known from the Diels-Alder reaction [3]. The endo isomer arises from the reaction in which the nitrogen atom of the dipole points in the same direction as the substituent of the alkene as outlined in Scheme 6.7. However, compared with the Diels-Alder reaction in which the endo transition state is stabilized by secondary 7t-orbital interactions, the actual interaction of the N-nitrone p -orbital with a vicinal p -orbital on the alkene, and thus the stabilization, is small [25]. The endojexo selectivity in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is therefore primarily controlled by the structure of the substrates or by a catalyst. 

Fig. 8.3 Diene HOMO-dienophile LUMO interaction of endo transition state for the reaction of cyclopen-tadiene with acrolein (a) and protonated acrolein (b)...

In an investigation by Yamabe et al. [9] of the fine tuning of the [4-1-2] and [2-1-4] cycloaddition reaction of acrolein with butadiene catalyzed by BF3 and AICI3 using a larger basis set and more sophisticated calculations, the different reaction paths were also studied. The activation energy for the uncatalyzed reaction were calculated to be 17.52 and 16.80 kcal mol for the exo and endo transition states, respectively, and is close to the experimental values for s-trans-acrolein. For the BF3-catalyzed reaction the transition-state energies were calculated to be 10.87 and 6.09 kcal mol , for the exo- and endo-reaction paths, respectively [9]. The calculated transition-state structures for this reaction are very asynchronous and similar to those obtained by Houk et al. The endo-reaction path for the BF3-catalyzed reaction indicates that an inverse electron-demand C3-0 bond formation (2.635 A... 

In contrast, the trimer 89 with ethyne and butadiyne links stabilizes the thermodynamically disfavored endo transition state, and the endo adduct 86 is rapidly and almost exclusively formed. 

A neat stereoselective synthesis of trans-fused tetrahydropyrano[3,2-c][l]benzopyrans involves treating salicylaldehydes with alk-4-en-l-ols and triethyl orthoformate. The selectivity is attributed to steric repulsion in the endo transition state, the precursor of the cw-fused compound <96CL889>. 

Fig. 5.8. Optimized (HF/3-21G) structures of the exo and endo transition states for reduction of f-butyl methyl ketone by model catalyst. The exo structure is favored by 2.1 kcal, in accord with an experimental e.e of 88%. Reproduced from J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 8516 (1994), by permission of die American Chemical Society.

Saito and coworkers have used C2-symmetrical alkenes derived from a variety of tartaric acid derivatives, for controller in discriminating 71 faces of dipolarophile in nitrone cycloaddition. Excellent endolexo and diastereofacial selectivity (de) are obtained. Endo transition state assembly shown in Eq. 8.50 could be responsible for the formation of preferred distereoisom-... 

The reaction of nitrostyrene with cyclopentadiene gives the normal Diels-Alder adduct. However, the Lewis acid-catalyzed cycloaddition affords two isomeric nitronates, syn and anti in an 80-to-20 ratio. The major isomer is derived from an endo transition state. The preference of yy/i-fused cycloadducts can be understood by considering secondary orbital interactions (Eq. 8.95).152... 

In contrast, substrates 149 all furnished [4 + 3]-cycloadducts 150 and 151 in yields ranging from 10-79% (Scheme 34)68. In all cases, exclusive approach of the furan from the zwitterion face opposite the epoxide ring was seen. In most cases, the exo diastereomer 151 was the major product or was formed to the exclusion of the endo diastereomer 150. The contrasting diastereoselectivity seen in inter- and intramolecular cycloadditions may result from unfavorable nonbonding interactions in the endo transition state between the tether atoms and the alkyl groups at C-2 and C-5. 

In order to test this proposal, several theozymes were constructed.1101 Antibody 26D9 was originally elicited in response to a piperidine-N-oxide hapten (4, Figure 2), in which the polarized N-0 bond was meant to mimic the breaking C-0 bond of the epoxide in the cyclization transition state, and the 6-membered piperidine ring was used to represent the size and shape of the 6-endo transition state Hapten 4 was used as a template to create several... 

FIGURE 4 Ectocarpene as the product of a [3.3]-sigmatropic rearrangement. The fatty acid accommodates to the active center of the enzyme in a U-shaped fashion. Decarboxylation in conjunction with loss of the C(8) HR hydrogen atom yields, after cyclization between C(4) and C(6) of the precursor, the thermolabile (lS,2R)-cyclopropane. A subsequent spontaneous [3.3]-sigmatropic rearrangement (Cope rearrangement) proceeds via the cis-endo transition state and yields (6S )-ectocarpene. 

The endo selectivity in many Diels-Alder reactions has been attributed to attractive secondary orbital interactions. In addition to the primary stabilizing HOMO-LUMO interactions, additional stabilizing interactions between the remaining parts of the diene and the dienophile are possible in the endo transition state (Figure 3). This secondary orbital interaction was originally proposed for substituents having jr orbitals, e.g. CN and CHO, but was later extended to substituents with tt(CH2) type of orbitals, as encountered in cyclopropene57. 

FIGURE 2. The Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with methyl vinyl ketone. The selectivity leading to the endo-product (endo-selectivity of Diels-Alder reactions) is rationalized by secondary orbital interactions in the endo-transition state... 

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