Issue 6, 2011

Treasures from the Free Radical Renaissance Period – Miscellaneous hexenyl radical kinetic data

Abstract

Rate constant data and Arrhenius parameters have been determined for a series of substituted hexenyl radicals of differing electronic and steric demand. Electron-withdrawing groups (CF3, CO2Et) directly attached to the radical centre slighly accelerate 5-exo ring-closure (kcis + ktrans ∼ 2.1 × 105 s−1 at 25°) relative to donating groups (OMe; 1.6 × 105 s−1 at 25°). Sterically demanding groups (tert-Bu), as expected, slow the cyclization process (1 × 105 s−1). These observations are consistent with subtle changes in activation energy for 5-exo ring-closure. Interestingly, the nature of the solvent would appear to have a significant influence on this chemistry with the cis/trans stereoselectivity sometimes improved as the solvent polarity is increased. Except for the system containing the CF3 (electron-withdrawing) group which displays an increase in the cyclization/capture rate constant (kc/kH), a general decrease in the kc/kH ratio as solvent polarity is increased is noted; these changes have been speculated to arise mainly from changes in kH in the various solvents employed.

Graphical abstract: Treasures from the Free Radical Renaissance Period – Miscellaneous hexenyl radical kinetic data

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Sep 2010
Accepted
02 Nov 2010
First published
24 Dec 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011,9, 1736-1743

Treasures from the Free Radical Renaissance Period – Miscellaneous hexenyl radical kinetic data

A. L. J. Beckwith and C. H. Schiesser, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 1736 DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00708K

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