MOLECULAR-ORBITAL STUDY OF THE BENZENE OXIDE-OXEPIN VALENCE ISOMERIZATION
MOLECULAR-ORBITAL STUDY OF THE BENZENE OXIDE-OXEPIN VALENCE ISOMERIZATION
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00524a007
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
KOLLMAN, PA
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作者:
HAYES, DM;NELSON, SD;KOLLMAN, PA
Theoretical calculations on the valence isomerization of various substituted benzene oxides (1) to the corresponding oxepins (2) have been carried out using ab initio self-consistent-field and semiempirical (MINDO/3) molecular orbital theory. The MINDO/3 calculations successfully reproduce the known substituent effects at ring positions X2 and X3 and give a rea-sonable estimate of the activation energy for 1—> 2. Several predictions are made concerning the effect of other substituents on the benzene oxide-oxepinequilibrium. Additionally, some substitution patterns are suggested which may “drive” the equi-librium completely toward either the oxepin or benzene oxide isomers. We also presentcalculated structures for benzene oxide and oxepin (CshUO) and compare them with the structures of ethylene oxide (C2H40), benzenimine (CeHsNH), and norcara-diene (C6H6CH2).