Abstract
The Monte Carlo search of the low-energy regions of D-mannitol (4) and D-glucitol (5) conformational space was undertaken in order to investigate conformational effects on the stereochemistry of the acid-catalyzed dehydrative cyclization reaction of 4 and 5 to the corresponding 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols. It was found that although dominant conformations in water resemble closely the crystal state conformations of 4 and 5, the same is not true in solvents of low polarity. The magnitudes of the calculated energies of the reactive conformations for the dehydrative cyclization reaction suggest an SN2 mechanism with a late transition state. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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