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SUBMITTER: Truong J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2811311 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Truong Jimmy J Caze Vioela V Akhani Ravish K RK Joshi Gayatribahen K GK Kakalis Lazaros L Matsunaga Nikita N Schnatter Wayne F K WF
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1-chloroalkynes and 1-bromohexyne undergo cycloaddition reactions with ethoxyvinylketeneiron(0) complexes to form chloro and bromocatechols. With most substituents, the halogen is incorporated ortho to the phenolic hydroxyl group regioselectively. With chloroethyne, chlorohexyne, and methyl chloropropiolate, the reverse regioselection is observed. Ab initio calculations reveal that the products are, in most cases, nearly isoenergetic, which indicates that the intermediate ketene-alkyne adduct ge ...[more]