Abstract

The yields of amides and aziridines for two cases of dirhodium tetracarboxylate-catalyzed competing amidation and aziridination reactions were successfully interpreted by density functional calculations. For each reaction, four reaction pathways were examined structurally and energetically. The relative reaction rates of different reaction pathways were calculated from the relative free energy of activations for all of the four pathways. Our results may help synthetic chemists better design the substrates and scaffolds of catalyst ligands, for transition metal catalyzed amidation and aziridination reactions.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.