Titanium-mediated rearrangement of cyclopropenylmethyl acetates to (E)-halodienes
RIS ID
95180
Abstract
TiCl4 and TiBr4 rapidly transform cyclopropenylmethyl acetates to (E)-halodienes via ring-opening to allyl-vinyl cations. DFT calculations suggest that the regioselectivity of the halogenation of this cationic intermediate by [TiX4OAc]− is under thermodynamic control, while the stereoselectivity is governed by kinetics.
Publication Details
Gallego, G., Ariafard, A., Tran, K., Sandoval, D., Choi, L., Chen, Y., Yates, B. F., Tao, F. & Hyland, C. J. T. (2011). Titanium-mediated rearrangement of cyclopropenylmethyl acetates to (E)-halodienes. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9 (9), 3359-3363.