Research Article

A DFT Mechanistic Study of the Regio-, Chemo-, and Stereo- Selectivities of the (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of Diarylnitrone Derivatives with 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-5H-Pyrrolin-2-One

Table 1

Rate constants (s−1) at 25°C for the (3 + 2) cycloaddition reaction of diarylnitrone (A1, R=H) and 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-2-one (A2).

ProductsRate constants [k(T)]

P1A-EXO3.1 × 109
P2A-ENDO1.1 × 105
P3A-EXO5.7 × 105
P4A-ENDO1.7 × 107
P1B9.2 × 10−1
P2B5.5 × 10−29