On the mechanism of Diels—Alder reactions catalyzed by Lewis acids

✍ Scribed by V. Branchadell; A. Oliva; J. Bertran

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 261 KB
• Volume: 113
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(85)80941-6

✦ Synopsis

The effect of Lewis acid catalysts on the mechanism of Diels-Alder reactions is studied using the MINDO/3 method. It is found that they tend to increase the two-step character of the process through a more important participation of the charge-transfer configuration.