Pericyclic or Pseudopericyclic? The Case of an Allylic Transposition in the Synthesis of a Saccharin Derivative

• Stephanie R. Hare ^[1] ; Dean J. Tantillo ^[1]
  1. [1] University of California−Davis, United States
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 94, Nº 8, 2017, págs. 988-993
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • When new concepts, models, or theories are introduced in a course, their presentation should be accurate, even if depth is not the goal. In a recent publication in this Journal, the Woodward–Hoffmann rules were invoked in the context of a new laboratory experiment, but the associated description was inaccurate. Here we aim to clarify the theoretical background relevant to the described laboratory experiment, and we describe a new computational experiment that could be used to further illuminate the relevant theoretical concepts.