Differential Effects of Nitrogen-Substitution in 5- and 6-Membered Aromatic Motifs
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Levandowski, Brian; Abularrage, Nile S; Raines, Ronald T
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Differential Effects of Nitrogen Substitution in 5‐ and 6‐Membered Aromatic Motifs
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The replacement of carbon with nitrogen can affect the aromaticity of organic rings. Nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) calculations at the center of the aromatic π-systems reveal that incorporating nitrogen into 5-membered heteroaromatic dienes has only a small influence on aromaticity. In contrast, each nitrogen incorporated into benzene results in a sequential and substantial loss of aromaticity. The contrasting effects of nitrogen substitution in 5-membered dienes and benzene are reflected in their Diels–Alder reactivities as dienes. 1,2-Diazine experiences a 1011-fold increase in reactivity upon nitrogen substitution at the 4- and 5-positions, whereas a 5-membered heteroaromatic diene, furan, experiences a comparatively incidental 102-fold increase in reactivity upon nitrogen substitution at the 3- and 4-positions. ©2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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2020-03Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of ChemistryJournal
Chemistry
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Wiley
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Levandowski, Brian J. et al., "Differential Effects of Nitrogen Substitution in 5‐ and 6‐Membered Aromatic Motifs." Chemistry 26, 41 (July 2020): 8862-66 ©2020 Authors
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1521-3765