VITAMIN B12S-PROMOTED MODEL REARRANGEMENT OF METHYLMALONATE TO SUCCINATE IS NOT A FREE-RADICAL REACTION

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作者
CHOI, GY [1 ]
CHOI, SC [1 ]
GALAN, A [1 ]
WILK, B [1 ]
DOWD, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PITTSBURGH, DEPT CHEM, PITTSBURGH, PA 15260 USA
关键词
Carbanion; Coenzyme B[!sub]12[!/sub; Pentenylmalonate; Radical trap; Tri-n-butyltin hydride;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.87.8.3174
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
To probe for free radical intermediates in the model methylmalonate to succinate rearrangements promoted by vitamin B12s, a model series with a pentenyl side chain radical trap has been devised. The control free radical, generated by tri-n-butyltin hydride treatment of bromomethylpentenylmalonate thioester, undergoes rapid cyclization to the six-membered ring, and, as anticipated, no succinate rearrangement product is detected. By contrast when the bromide is treated with vitamin B12s, little cyclized product is observed; the major product is the pentenyl succinate. This result demonstrates that the latter rearrangement does not follow a free radical pathway.
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页码:3174 / 3176
页数:3
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