On the Mechanism and Kinetics of Radical Reactions of Epoxyketones and Epoxynitriles Induced by Titanocene Chloride
[EN]The reactions of a series of epoxynitriles and epoxyketones induced by titanocene chloride have been studied. The kinetics of the decyanogenation of β,γ-epoxynitriles with Ti(III) corresponds to a radical reaction (k25 ≈ 106 s-1), as demonstrated by competition experiments with H-transfer from 1...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/154148 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/154148 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Reacciones químicas Radicales (Química) Química orgánica 2306 Química Orgánica |
| Sumario: | [EN]The reactions of a series of epoxynitriles and epoxyketones induced by titanocene chloride have been studied. The kinetics of the decyanogenation of β,γ-epoxynitriles with Ti(III) corresponds to a radical reaction (k25 ≈ 106 s-1), as demonstrated by competition experiments with H-transfer from 1,4- cyclohexadiene (1,4-CHD) or PhSH or conjugate addition to acrylonitrile. The 5-exo cyclization onto nitrile induced by Ti(III) is a radical reaction (k25 ≈ 107 s-1) as seen in competition experiments with H-transfer from PhSH or the titanocene-water complex. The iminyl or alkoxyl radicals generated by 5-exo cyclization onto nitriles or ketones only undergo a reduction with Ti(III). This reaction overwhelms any alternative process, such as tandem cyclization onto alkenes or β-scission. Iminyl radicals generated by 4-exo cyclizations onto nitriles undergo reduction with Ti(III) and β-scission reaction in a ratio of 96:4 when the R-substituent is CN. Alkoxyl radicals from 4-exo cyclizations onto ketone carbonyls undergo reduction with Ti(III) and β-scission in a ratio of 60:40 when the R-substituent is COOR. In nearly all the reactions studied, the role of Ti(III) is triple: a radical initiator (homolytic cleavage of oxirane), a Lewis acid (coordination to CN or CdO), and a terminator (reduction of iminyl or alkoxyl radicals). |
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