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Theoretical study on the mechanism of the domino reactions of tertiary α-cyano-enamines and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate

M. José AurellLuis R. Domingo

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Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylatechemistry.chemical_compoundPericyclic reactionchemistryCascade reactionComputational chemistryOrganic ChemistryDrug DiscoveryAb initioAcrylonitrileBiochemistryDomino

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Abstract The mechanisms of the domino reaction between dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, 1 , and 2-( N , N -dimethylamino)acrylonitrile, 2 , and these in presence of acrylonitrile have been theoretically studied using ab initio methods. These domino reactions comprise several pericyclic-type reactions. The geometrical and electronic analysis of the HF/6-31G ∗ transition structures and intermediates allows characterizing the processes that take place along these domino reactions. B3LYP/6-31G ∗ energetic results are in agreement with the experimental outcomes.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0040-4020(00)00989-3