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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 18, Number 6
BKCSDE 18(6)
June 20, 1997

Title	Theoretical Studies on Phenyl Group Rearrangement of Protonated Ketones
Author	Chang Kon Kim, Jin Kak Lee, Hyoung Yeon Park, Ikchoon Lee
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Abstract	Gas-phase phenyl group migration within the protonated ketones has been studied MO theoretically using the AM1 method. The initial state structure shows relatively strong resonance delocalization of positive charge into the nonmigrating (Y) ring, while the ring migration (Z-ring) is nearly complete in the transition state. These results are reflected in the large ρ +Z (<0) and ρ+Y (>0) values and in the predominant contribution of resonance (r) over inductive (field, f) effect, r/f ranging from 1.3 (ρ+Y) to 1.5 (ρ+Z). The cross-interaction constant ρYZ is vanishingly small (ρYZ=0.03) which is in contrast to the larger magnitudes for benzilic (ρYZ=-0.48) and azibenzil (ρYZ=-0.53) rearrangement processes. The relationship found between the extent of resonance contribution in the initial state and the magnitude of ρYZ provides strong support for the proportionality between the magnitude of ρYZ and the change in the intensity of interaction, ΔI≠YZ, in the activation process.
Page	657 - 667
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