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STEREOCHEMISTRY OF HEXENYL RADICAL CYCLIZATIONS WITH TERT-BUTYL AND RELATED LARGE GROUPS: SUBSTITUENT AND TEMPERATURE EFFECTS

Tripp, Jonathan Clive (2006) STEREOCHEMISTRY OF HEXENYL RADICAL CYCLIZATIONS WITH TERT-BUTYL AND RELATED LARGE GROUPS: SUBSTITUENT AND TEMPERATURE EFFECTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The long held notion that hexenyl radicals bearing large substituents on the radical carbon cyclize to give 1,2-trans-substituted cyclopentanes is experimentally disproved by study of the radical cyclization of an assortment of simple and complex substrates coupled with careful product analysis and rigorous assignment of configurations. X-ray studies and syntheses of authentic samples establish that the published assignments for cis- and trans-1-tert-butyl-2-methylcyclopentane must be reversed. The original assignment based on catalytic hydrogenation of 1-tert-butyl-2-methylenecyclopentane was compromised by migration of the double bond prior to hydrogenation. The cyclization of 1-tert-butylhexenyl radical is moderately cis selective, and the selectivity is increased by geminal substitution on carbon 3. This selectivity trend is general and extends to relatively complex substrates. It has allowed Ihara to reduce the complexity of an important class of round trip radical cyclizations to make linear triquinanes to the point where two tricyclic products, cis-syn-cis and cis-anti-cis, account for about 80% of the products. However, the further increase in selectivity that was proposed by lowering the temperature is shown to be an artifact of the analysis methods and is not correct. This work solidifies "1,2-cis selectivity" in cyclizations of 1-subsituted hexenyl radicals as one of the most general stereochemical trends in radical cyclizations.iii


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Tripp, Jonathan Clivetripp@scripps.edu
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairCurran, Dennis Pcurran@pitt.eduCURRAN
Committee MemberFloreancig, Paul Eflorean@pitt.eduFLOREAN
Committee MemberWipf, Peterpwipf@pitt.eduPWIPF
Committee MemberKagan, Valerian Ekagan@pitt.eduKAGAN
Date: 24 March 2006
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 19 October 2005
Approval Date: 24 March 2006
Submission Date: 10 October 2005
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Chemistry
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Round-trip Radical Cyclizations; Stereochemistry; Hexenyl Radical Cyclizations; Radicals
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-10102005-110900/, etd-10102005-110900
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 20:02
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:50
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9452

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