PLAYING IN THE FRONTIERS OF THE WOODWARD-HOFFMANN RULES

1st International Conference on Chemo and BioInformatics, ICCBIKG  2021, (15-19)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Carlos Silva López

E-ADRESS / Е-АДРЕСА: carlos.silva@uvigo.es

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DOI: 10.46793/ICCBI21.015L

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Pericyclic reactions are known for their exquisite selectivity and, in many cases, the formation of multiple chiral centers with a high degree of control. With the advent of accurate computational tools, this control was translated into predictability, and the design and exploitation of this set of reactions opened a new era in organic synthesis. Suddenly, highly complex and profusely decorated polycyclic structures were accessible in relatively short reaction sequences. Out interest in exploring the limits of application of the rules that govern these reactions with ironfist led us to discover a range of eye opening post-transitional effects that are key to ultimately understand reactivity at a microscopic level.

KEY WORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

pericyclic reactions, selectivity, dynamic effects, computational chemistry

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