文摘
The mechanism of the (bis(phosphanylethyl)phosphane)Pt2+-catalyzed cycloisomerization reaction of 7-methylocta-1,6-diene to form 1-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane was studied using computational methods. The cyclopropanation step was found to be the turnover-limiting step. The overall reaction proceeds via both a 5-exo and a 6-endo route. W conformations were shown to facilitate cyclopropanation, but do not have any influence on the rate of the 1,2-hydride shifts.