Abstract
The conformer-related reaction pathways in the cycloaddition of vinylaziridines with alkynes were calculated using DFT methods. The calculated results reveal that the ring-opening products of vinylaziridines possess two different conformers with the specific sites available for coordination of alkynes. The formed alkyne-coordinated complexes results in the different C–N bond addition intermediates. In the cycloaddition reaction catalyzed by [Rh(η6-C10H8)(COD)]SbF6, the intermediate needs an isomerization to yield the final [5 + 2] cycloaddition product. In the reaction catalyzed by [Rh(NBD)2]BF4, such an isomerization is dispensable to yield the final [3 + 2] cycloaddition product.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 21-25 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 713 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2018 |