Stereoselection electronic influence

The alkynyldiazoacetate 13 is a unique donor/acceptor system due to the linearity of the donor substituent. This allows the evaluation of the electronic influence on the stereoselectivity, by using alkyne as a donor group [47]. Indeed, the donor/acceptor combination is operative as phenylethynyldiazoacetate 13 maintains high diastereo- and enantioselec-... 

We are now able to understand the Lewis acid-catalyzed normal electron-demand carbo-Diels-Alder reaction from a theoretical point of view. The calculated influence of the Lewis acids on the reaction rate, regio- and stereoselectivity in an... 

The final class of reactions to be considered will be the [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction of nitroalkenes with alkenes which in principle can be considered as an inverse electron-demand hetero-Diels-Alder reaction. Domingo et al. have studied the influence of reactant polarity on the reaction course of this type of reactions using DFT calculation in order to understand the regio- and stereoselectivity for the reaction, and the role of Lewis acid catalysis [29]. The reaction of e.g. ni-troethene 15 with an electron-rich alkene 16 can take place in four different ways and the four different transition-state structures are depicted in Fig. 8.16. 

Thus far, chemists have been able to influence the stereoselectivity of macro-cyclic RCM through steric and electronic substrate features or by the choice of a catalyst with appropriate activity, but there still exists a lack of prediction over the stereochemistry of macrocyclic RCM. One of the most important extensions of the original metathesis reaction for the synthesis of stereochemi-cally defined (cyclo)alkenes is alkyne metathesis, followed by selective partial hydrogenation. 

To summarize the key points, D-A reactions are usually concerted processes. The regio- and stereoselectivity can be predicted by applying FMO analysis. The reaction between electron donor dienes and electron acceptor dienophiles is facilitated by Lewis acids, polar solvents, and favorable hydrogen-bonding interactions. The D-A reaction is quite sensitive to steric factors, which can retard the reaction and also influence the stereoselectivity with respect to exo or endo approach. 

The trans/cis ratio of the product must, therefore, be determined at an earlier reaction stage and most probably by the ratio of species 27a and 27b. Steric or electronic factors affecting this ratio will influence the trans/cis ratio of the resulting 1,4-hexadiene. The phosphine and the cocatalyst effect on the stereoselectivity can thus be interpreted in terms of their influence on the mode of butadiene coordination. Some earlier work on the stereospecific synthesis of polybutadiene by Ni catalyst can be adopted to explain the effect observed here, because the intermediates that control the stereospecificity of the polymerization should be essen-... 

The ratio of cis/trans reported, is to be strongly influenced by two factors the position of oxygen on acyl chloride precursor and the electronic nature of substituents R1 and R2 on the imine. Thus, the reaction of 2-tetrahydrofuroyl chloride with imine is more stereoselective than that of 3-tetrahydrofuroyl chloride. The presence of electron withdrawing group decreases the stereoselectivity of reaction while the presence of electron releasing group on imine increases stereoselectivity. 

A convenient enantioselective catalytic oxidation of a variety of differently substituted, cyclic (E) and acyclic (Z)-enol phosphates with (salen)manganese(III) complex has been reported. The influence of electronic and steric effects of the enol phosphate substituents on the stereoselectivity of oxidation has been studied.50... 

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