Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 1922.

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Theoretical Studies on the C——H Bond Insertion Reaction of Carbenes with Ethers(Ⅳ) ——Insertion Reaction of CX2(X=H, F, Cl) with Benzyl Methyl Ether

LIN Qi-Jun, FENG Da-Cheng, QI Chuan-Song   

  1. College of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:1999-09-30 Online:2000-12-24 Published:2000-12-24

Abstract: The C——Hbond insertion reactions between benzyl methyl ether and CX2(X=H, F, Cl) have been studied by using density functional theory at B3LYP/631G*level.The potential barriers for the C——Hbond insertions in methyl group of benzyl methyl ether are123.3 kJ/mol(X=Cl) and240.4 kJ/mol(X=F), and those in benzyl group are37.5 kJ/mol(X=Cl) and112.2 kJ/mol(X=F) respectively.No potential barriers are present in both the insertion reactions with methylene groupThe C——Hbond insertion reactions between benzyl methyl ether and CX2(X=H,F,Cl) take place primarily at α carbon of the benzyl group and the phenyl group promotes the C-Hbond insertion by carbene at its neighboring α-carbon more easily

Key words: Benzyl methyl ether, Carbene, Insertion reaction, Density functional theory

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