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SUBMITTER: Qi ZH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5225450 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170111
The origin of the enantio- and regioselectivity of ring-opening reaction of oxabicyclic alkenes catalyzed by rhodium/Josiphos has been examined using M06-2X density functional theory(DFT). DFT calculations predict a 98% ee for the enantioselectivity and only the 1,2-trans product as one regio- and diastereomer, in excellent agreement with experimental results. The solvent tetrahydrofuran(THF) plays a key role in assisting nucleophilic attack. Orbital composition analysis of the LUMO and the NPA ...[more]