Abstract
The substituent effects and product stereoselectivity of the title reaction has been studied using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. It was found that the substituents do not perturb the mechanism of intermolecular formal aza-[3+3] cycloaddition. Our calculations also show that methyl or benzyl groups on the N atom of vinylogous amide favor the addition step, but alkyl substituents on the either N atom or terminal C atom of α,β-unsaturated imine cation have opposite effects. Alkyl substituents on the N atom of α,β-unsaturated imine cation may lower the activation barriers for elimination of amide. The steric interaction between two substituents leads to the formation of major product both thermodynamically and kinetically.
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