Isomerization ring intermediate pathways

The key pathway branching competition in this reaction is the isomerization of the initial adduct (I) to either the resonantly stabilized four-member ring intermediate (III), or the three-member ring intermediate (II). Formation of the four-member ring has a lower energy barrier (saddle point 4), but is more entropically constrained, as all the internal rotors of the system are eliminated. 

It is important to note that besides these synthetic pathways a very important access to [ 1,2,4]triazolo[ 1,5 z] pyrimidine derivatives is the Dimroth rearrangement of [l,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidine compounds. This type of ring transformation is specifically discussed in Section 11.16.5.2 these possibilities are also reviewed in Section 11.16.7. As these isomerizations always take place into the direction of the [l,2,4]triazolo[l,5-c]pyrimidine ring, in several studies only these products are described without special (or any) note of the primarily formed [l,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrim-idine ring. Table 17 contains the stmctures of some [l,2,4]triazolopyrimidines and benzologues with a fusion site of the triazole ring that have been formed via transformation of the isomeric [ 1,2,4] triazolo[4,3-f]-pyrimidine compounds with or without isolation of these intermediates. 

Skeletal ring contraction steps of primary C7 and Cg rings are more probable than bicyclic intermediates (132b). Aromatization of methylcyclo-pentane indicated no carbonium mechanism with a nonacidic catalyst. Instead, Pines and Chen (132b) proposed a mechanism similar to that defined later as bond shift. This is a methyl shift. Two additional isomerization pathways characteristic of chromia have also been demonstrated vinyl shift (94) and isomerization via C3 and C4 cyclic intermediates (90a). These were discussed in Section III. 1,1-Dimethylcyclohexane and 4,4-dimethyl-cyclohexene gave mainly toluene over various chromia catalysts. Thus, both skeletal isomerization and demethylation activities of chromia have been verified. The presence of an acidic almnina support enhances isomerization dual function effects are thus also possible. 

In Carmack s mechanism, the most unusual movement of a carbonyl group from methylene carbon to methylene carbon was proposed to go through an intricate pathway via a highly reactive intermediate with a sulfur-containing heterocyclic ring. The sulfenamide serves as the isomerization catalyst ... 

Very recently, an experimental study reported by Xu et al. [65] has highlighted the importance of the isomerization pathways in the reaction between ketenes and imines. According to this analysis, the cis/trans ratio is closely related to the rate constants of the direct ring closure (ki) and the isomerization of the zwitterionic intermediate (58) (k2), as indicated in (2) and Scheme 13. 

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