Bond Energies of Enamines
Yao Li, Long Zhang, Sanzhong Luo
Abstract
values of enamine radical cations correlated well with redox potentials of their parent enamines, the former could be used to rationalize the proton-transfer behavior of enamine radical cations. An analysis of the BDE of enamine radical cations indicated that these species underwent facile β-C-H hydrogen transfer, in line with the known oxidative enamine catalysis. The enamine energetics offers the possibility of a systematic evaluation of the reactivities of enamines and related radicals, which would provide useful guidance in exploring new enamine transformations.
Topics & Concepts
EnamineChemistryComputational chemistryBond-dissociation energyDissociation (chemistry)RadicalElectrophileCatalysisOrganic chemistryOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsFree Radicals and AntioxidantsChemical Reaction Mechanisms