The activation strain model is a powerful tool for understanding reactivity, or inertness, of
molecular species. This is done by relating the relative energy of a molecular complex along …

Transient bicyclic aziridinium ions are known to undergo ring-expansion reactions, paving
the way to functionalized nitrogen-containing heterocycles. In this study, the regioselectivity …

The methyl ether derivatives 2, 4 and 6 of the mulberry Diels–Alder adducts chalcomoracin
(1) and mulberrofuran C (3) and kuwanon J (5) respectively have been synthesized by a …

Utilizing two robust C–C bond-forming reactions, the Baylis–Hillman reaction and the Diels–
Alder reaction, we report a highly enantio-, regio-, and diastereoselective synthesis of …

A one-pot tandem process involving an Overman rearrangement, ring closing enyne
metathesis and a hydrogen bonding directed Diels–Alder reaction has been developed for …

In the present article, a DFT approach is used at the M06-2X/6-311G (d, p) level of theory to
survey [2+ 4] Diels–Alder cycloaddition reactions of anthracene with C 2 X 2 (X= H, F, Cl …

In this study the exo selectivity in the hetero Diels–Alder reaction of atropisomeric 5-
benzylidine-2-arylimino-3-aryl-thiazolidine-4-thiones with norbornene was investigated with …

In this work, we used Density Functional Theory calculations to assess the factors that
control the reactivity of a chiral anthracene template with three sets of dienophiles including …

We investigate on the origin of the high reactivity of triazolinediones compared to
maleimides in Diels-Alder reactions by using a combination of Molecular Orbital Theory and …

Several 9-(2-aminoethyl) anthracene derivatives were prepared with different nitrogen
substitutents including alkyl, acetamide, trifluoroacaeamide and t-butyl carbamate. The …