Substituent effects in ugi-smiles reactions

  • Nicolas Chéron
  • , Romain Ramozzi
  • , Laurent El Kaïm
  • , Laurence Grimaud
  • , Paul Fleurat-Lessard

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Abstract

In a recent communication, we described the mechanism of the well-known Ugi-type reactions with a model system (J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 1361-1366). Herein, focusing on the Ugi-Smiles coupling, we study the effects of each of the four reactants on the energy profile to further explain the experimental results. The variations observed with different carbonyl compounds rely on their influence on the formation of the aryl-imidate, whereas the variations on the amine preferentially affect the Smiles rearrangement. The effect of substituents on the phenol derivative is seen upon both aryl-imidate formation and the rearrangement. The effect of the isocyanide substituents is less pronounced.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8035-8042
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume117
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

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