Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Low-temperature crystal structures of three pyrrolediones (3-5) and a furandione (9) were obtained and compared to structurally related compounds that cannot undergo decarbonylation. Systematic trends in bond lengths and angles are consistent with distortions along the reaction coordinate, in accord with the structure correlation principle of Dunitz. Since the pyrroledione and furandione rings in 3-5 and 9 are planar, these ground-state geometries prefigure the calculated planar, pseudopericyclic transition states.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4289-4292 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 11 2004 |