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ERIC Number: EJ1159630
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Aug
Pages: 2
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Reply to "Pericyclic or Pseudopericyclic? The Case of an Allylic Transposition in The Synthesis of a Saccharin Derivative"
Fonseca, Custódia S. C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v94 n8 p994-995 Aug 2017
Sigmatropic rearrangement is one of the main classes of pericyclic reactions, which does not necessarily mean that these rearrangements have a pericyclic mechanism. The allylic saccharin derivative O-cinnamylsaccharin can isomerize into N-cinnamylsaccharin in the polar solvent system toluene/triethylamine in a reaction time of 2 h at 110°C. The mechanism of this reaction is pseudopericyclic and may be elucidated using theoretical calculations. However, this is not an easy topic, and therefore, it should be taught in phases and using the three main resources: theoretical classes, laboratory experiments and computer experiments. Here I aim to explain this perspective. [For "Pericyclic or Pseudopericyclic? The Case of an Allylic Transposition in The Synthesis of a Saccharin Derivative," see EJ1159631.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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