HFIP-Mediated Ring Opening of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with Hydroperoxides for Diastereoselective Access to Peroxycyclobutanes
Priyanshu Gupta, Palash Roy, Akkattu T. Biju
Abstract
A transition-metal-free ring opening of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (BCBs) using hydroperoxides as nucleophiles in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) resulting in the diastereoselective synthesis of peroxycyclobutanes under mild conditions with a broad scope is demonstrated. Preliminary mechanistic experiments, including density functional theory studies, provide insight into the mechanism and stereochemical outcome of the reaction, thus underscoring the unique role of HFIP in activating BCB for facile nucleophilic addition.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryNucleophileRing (chemistry)Density functional theoryScope (computer science)Mechanism (biology)Combinatorial chemistryStereochemistryMoleculeStereoisomerismMedicinal chemistryOutcome (game theory)Molecular conformationComputational chemistryReaction mechanismReaction conditionsNucleophilic additionCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis