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Interplay of ortho- with spiro-cyclisation during iminyl radical closures onto arenes and heteroarenes
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| Author | John C. Walton Roy T. McBurney |
| Abstract | Sensitised photolyses of ethoxycarbonyl oximes of aromatic and heteroaromatic ketones yielded iminyl radicals, which were characterised by EPR spectroscopy. Iminyls with suitably placed arene or heteroarene acceptors underwent cyclisations yielding phenanthridine-type products from ortho-additions. For benzofuran and benzothiophene acceptors, spiro-cyclisation predominated at low temperatures, but thermodynamic control ensured ortho-products, benzofuro- or benzothieno-isoquinolines, formed at higher temperatures. Estimates by steady-state kinetic EPR established that iminyl radical cyclisations onto aromatics took place about an order of magnitude more slowly than prototypical C-centred radicals. The cyclisation energetics were investigated by DFT computations, which gave insights into factors influencing the two cyclisation modes. |
| Related Links | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.120 |
| e-ISSN | 18605397 |
| DOI | 10.3762/bjoc.9.120 |
| Journal | Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Beilstein-Institut |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Germany |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Science Organic Chemistry Cyclisation Epr Spectroscopy Free Radicals Heterocycles Oxime Carbonates |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |