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Understanding the influence of the trifluoromethyl group on the chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity of [3+2]-cycloadditions of thiocarbonyl S-methanides with α,β-unsaturated ketones. A molecular electron density theory study
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  • Lakhdar Benhamed,
  • Sidi Mohamed Mekelleche,
  • Wafaa Benchouk,
  • Imad Eddine Charif,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez,
  • Luis Domingo
Lakhdar Benhamed
Abou Bakr Belkaid University Tlemcen Faculty of Sciences

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Sidi Mohamed Mekelleche
Abou Bakr Belkaid University Tlemcen Faculty of Sciences
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Wafaa Benchouk
Abou Bakr Belkaid University Tlemcen Faculty of Sciences
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Imad Eddine Charif
Abou Bakr Belkaid University Tlemcen Faculty of Sciences
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Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez
Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Quimica
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Luis Domingo
Universidad de Valencia
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Abstract

Experimentally (G. Mlostoń et al., J. Fluor. Chem. 190 (2016) 56–60), it has been found that the type of the obtained cycloadduct of the [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction of thiocarbonyl S-methanides with α,β-unsaturated ketones depends strongly on the location of the trifluoromethyl group. In the case of enones containing the CF3CH=CH moiety, the 32CA reaction occurs chemo- and regioselectively onto the C=C double bond giving trifluoromethylated tetrahydrothiophene derivatives. On the other hand, enones containing the CF3–C=O fragment react as carbonyl heteroethylenes leading to trifluoromethylated 1,3-oxathiolanes also in a chemo- and regioselective manner. Our aim in the present work is to perform a theoretical study of the all chemo-, regio-, and stereo-isomeric reaction paths of these 32CA reactions within the Molecular Electron Density Theory. Activation Gibbs free energies, calculated at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level in tetrahydrofurane at -40°C, show that the ortho/endo reaction path giving the trifluoromethylated tetrahydrothiophene is more favoured, while the meta/endo reaction path leading to trifluoromethylated 1,3-oxathiolanes is more preferred in total agreement with experimental findings. The low activation barriers in combination of the Electron Localization Function topological analysis of the most relevant points along the Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate reveals the pseudomonoradical character of the studied 32CA reactions.
21 Jul 2020Submitted to International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
21 Jul 2020Assigned to Editor
21 Jul 2020Submission Checks Completed
22 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned