Abstract
AbstractDiels–Alder cycloadditions are efficient routes for the synthesis of cyclic organic compounds. There has been a long-standing discussion whether these reactions proceed via stepwise or concerted mechanisms. Here, we adopt an experimental approach to explore the mechanism of the model polar cycloaddition of 2,3-dibromo-1,3-butadiene with propene ions by probing its conformational specificities in the entrance channel under single-collision conditions in the gas phase. Combining a conformationally controlled molecular beam with trapped ions, we find that both conformers of the diene, gauche and s-trans, are reactive with capture-limited reaction rates. Aided by quantum-chemical and quantum-capture calculations, this finding is rationalised by a simultaneous competition of concerted and stepwise reaction pathways, revealing an interesting mechanistic borderline case.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry
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