Abstract
A study of Lewis acid-promoted Diels-Alder cycloadditions of the captodative olefins 1-acetyl vinyl carboxylates 1 with cyclopentadiene is described. Catalyst, temperature and solvent were the assessed variables, the exo/endo ratio being more significantly modified by the first one. Znh and TiCl4 showed the most remarkable effect with olefin la, giving very high and opposite stereoselectivity, since exo isomer 3 and endo 4 were the major adducts, respectively. The steric effect of the carboxylate substituent of 1 could participate in controlling the stereoselectivity. Structural characterization of the adducts was made by NMR and X-ray analysis. Electronic and anisotropic effects are probably involved in unusual proton chemical shifts of the norbornene structure of the adducts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 108-117 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Anales de Quimica |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Chemistry
Keywords
- Acetylvinyl carboxylates
- Captodative
- Catalysis
- Diels-alder
- Lewis acids
- Stereoselectivity