Titanium-mediated rearrangement of cyclopropenylmethyl acetates to (E)-halodienes

Gary Gallego, Alireza Ariafard*, Kiet Tran, David Sandoval, Leera Choi, Yi Hsun Chen, Brian F. Yates, Fu Ming Tao, Christopher J.T. Hyland

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3359-3363
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume9
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2011

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