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Unexpected Substituent Effects in the Iso-Heterocyclic Boulton-Katritzky Rearrangement of 3-Aroylamino-5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles: A Mechanistic Study.

Domenico SpinelliAntonio Palumbo-piccionelloPaolo Lo MeoVincenzo Frenna

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010304 chemical physicsChemistryKineticsSubstituent124-oxadiazoleSettore CHIM/06 - Chimica OrganicaMononuclear Heterocyclic Rearrangement010402 general chemistry01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesKineticschemistry.chemical_compoundSubstituent effectComputational chemistry0103 physical sciencesPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryReaction mechanism

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The kinetics of the iso-heterocyclic mononuclear rearrangement of some 3-aroylamino-5-methyl-1,2,4-ozadiazoles was carefully examined under largely variable acidic or alkaline conditions. This reaction may proceed via two different mechanistic pathways (an uncatalyzed and a base-catalyzed one), as accounted for also by the evaluation of the relevant activation parameters. Substituent effects, as quantified by means of the Hammett’s equation, appear relatively modest; however, they reveal some interesting anomalies, which enabled us to draw a very precise picture of the intimate reaction course.

10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08675https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31619037