Search results for "Cycloalkyne"

Kinetics of the Strain-Promoted Oxidation-Controlled Cycloalkyne-1,2-quinone Cycloaddition: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

2018

Stimulated by its success in both bioconjugation and surface modification, we studied the strain-promoted oxidation-controlled cycloalkyne–1,2-quinone cycloaddition (SPOCQ) in three ways. First, the second-order rate constants and activation parameters (ΔH⧧) were determined of various cyclooctynes reacting with 4-tert-butyl-1,2-quinone in a SPOCQ reaction, yielding values for ΔH⧧ of 4.5, 7.3, and 12.1 kcal/mol, for bicyclo[6.1.0]non-4-yne (BCN), cyclooctyne (OCT), and dibenzoazacyclooctyne (DIBAC), respectively. Second, their reaction paths were investigated in detail by a range of quantum mechanical calculations. Single-configuration theoretical methods, like various DFT and a range of MP2…

Unravelling the strain-promoted [3+2] cycloaddition reactions of phenyl azide with cycloalkynes from the molecular electron density theory perspective

2020

The strain-promoted [3+2] cycloaddition (SP-32CA) reactions of phenyl azide with a series of five strained cycloalkynes C5–C9 have been studied within molecular electron density theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6-311G(d,p) computational level. These zwitterionic type SP-32CA reactions take place through a one-step mechanism, with activation enthalpies in acetonitrile between −4.2 and 19.9 kcal mol−1. An excellent linear correlation between the decrease in activation enthalpies and the ring size of this series of cycloalkynes can be established. The present study shows that the highly strained cycloalkynes C5 and C6 experience a different chemical reactivity than less strained cycloalkynes C7–C9,…

2017

The title compound, C12H14Br2, was prepared by bromination/dehydrobromination ofE,E,Z-cyclododecatriene. The crystal is composed ofC2-symmetrical molecules with anEconformation of the bromoalkene fragments and nearly linear alkyne units. The torsion angles in the ring suggest significant ring strain.