title: 5-Exo versus 6-endo cyclization of primary aminyl radicals: an experimental and theoretical investigation.
abstract: The cyclization of neutral primary pent-4-enylaminyl radicals was investigated experimentally and theoretically. Unlike the corresponding secondary aminyl radicals, primary pent-4-enylaminyl radicals underwent efficient cyclization to afford the pyrrolidine and/or piperidine products in good to high yields. While the simple pent-4-enylaminyl radical gave predominately the 5-exo cyclization product, 4-chloropent-4-enylaminyl radicals led to the formation of the corresponding 6-endo cyclization products in excellent regioselectivity. Theoretical calculations revealed that the 5-exo cyclization rate of primary aminyl radicals is about 3-4 orders of magnitude higher than that of secondary aminyl radicals.
authors.affiliation: Joint Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xinting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Chaozhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li