Rhodium-catalyzed cycloaddition reaction was calculated by density functional theory M06-2X method to directly synthesize benzoxepine and coumarin derivatives.In this work,we conducted a computational study of two com...Rhodium-catalyzed cycloaddition reaction was calculated by density functional theory M06-2X method to directly synthesize benzoxepine and coumarin derivatives.In this work,we conducted a computational study of two competitive mechanisms in which the carbon atom of acetylene or carbon monoxide attacked and inserted from two different directions of the six-membered ring reactant to clarify the principle characteristics of this transformation.The calculation results reveal that:(i)the insertion process of alkyne or carbon monoxide is the key step of the reaction;(ii)for the(5+2)cycloaddition reaction of acetylene,higher energy is required to break the Rh−O bond of the reactant,and the reaction tends to complete the insertion from the side of the Rh−C bond;(iii)for the(5+1)cycloaddition of carbon monoxide,both reaction paths have lower activation free energy,and the two will generate a competition mechanism.展开更多
A clean,efficient method to synthesize 2-amino-4H-3,1-benzothiazines by ytterbium chloride-catalyzed tandem addition-cyclization reaction of o-aminocinnamate and isothiocyanates under solvent-free conditions is develo...A clean,efficient method to synthesize 2-amino-4H-3,1-benzothiazines by ytterbium chloride-catalyzed tandem addition-cyclization reaction of o-aminocinnamate and isothiocyanates under solvent-free conditions is developed.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(20JR5RA479)the Outstanding Youth Research Program of Lanzhou University of Arts and Sciences(2018JCQN008).
文摘Rhodium-catalyzed cycloaddition reaction was calculated by density functional theory M06-2X method to directly synthesize benzoxepine and coumarin derivatives.In this work,we conducted a computational study of two competitive mechanisms in which the carbon atom of acetylene or carbon monoxide attacked and inserted from two different directions of the six-membered ring reactant to clarify the principle characteristics of this transformation.The calculation results reveal that:(i)the insertion process of alkyne or carbon monoxide is the key step of the reaction;(ii)for the(5+2)cycloaddition reaction of acetylene,higher energy is required to break the Rh−O bond of the reactant,and the reaction tends to complete the insertion from the side of the Rh−C bond;(iii)for the(5+1)cycloaddition of carbon monoxide,both reaction paths have lower activation free energy,and the two will generate a competition mechanism.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20872106,20972107)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘A clean,efficient method to synthesize 2-amino-4H-3,1-benzothiazines by ytterbium chloride-catalyzed tandem addition-cyclization reaction of o-aminocinnamate and isothiocyanates under solvent-free conditions is developed.
