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Understanding the Reactivity of Trimethylsilyldiazoalkanes Participating in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions towards Diethylfumarate with a Molecular Electron Density Theory Perspective

Luis Domingo, Nivedita Acharjee, Haydar Mohammad-Salim

Organics · pp. 3–18 · Published 16 Oct 2020

10.3390/org1010002

Abstract

A Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) study is presented here for [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of three trimethylsilyldiazoalkanes with diethyl fumarate. The presence of silicon bonded to the carbon of these silyldiazoalkanes changes its structure and reactivity from a pseudomonoradical to that of a zwitterionic one. A one-step mechanism is predicted for these polar zw-type 32CA reactions with activation enthalpies in CCl4 between 8.0 and 19.7 kcal·mol−1 at the MPWB1K (PCM)/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. The negative reaction Gibbs energies between −3.1 and −13.2 kcal·mole−1 in CCl4 suggests exergonic character, making the reactions irreversible. Analysis of the sequential changes in the bonding pattern along the reaction paths characterizes these zw-type 32CA reactions. The increase in nucleophilic character of the trimethylsilyldiazoalkanes makes these 32CA reactions more polar. Consequently, the activation enthalpies are decreased and the TSs require less energy cost. Non-covalent interactions at the TSs account for the stereoselectivity found in these 32CA reactions involving the bulky trimethylsilyl group.

Cycloaddition Exergonic reaction Reactivity (psychology) Trimethylsilyl Chemistry Gibbs free energy Nucleophile Density functional theory

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