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To investigate the transmission and magnitude of polar substituent effects across the 1- and 3-bridgehead positions in rigid bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane frameworks.

December 1, 1982The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Polar substituent effects in 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo1.1.1pentanes

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DADouglas E. ApplequistCalifornia Institute of Technology TRT. L. RENKEN JWJames W. WheelerNortheastern University

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Chemical analysis demonstrates polar substituent effects across the bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane framework, indicating transmission of electronic effects through rigid bridged ring systems.

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To investigate the transmission and magnitude of polar substituent effects across the 1- and 3-bridgehead positions in rigid bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane frameworks.
Synthesized a series of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane derivatives bearing diverse polar functional groups.
Analyzed spectroscopic and physical properties to assess the transmission of electronic and field effects across the cage core.
Polar substituent effects are transmitted across the rigid 1,3-bridgehead positions of the bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane framework.
The bicyclic cage demonstrates distinct electronic transmission behavior governed by through-bond and through-space electrostatic interactions.

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Applequist et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff71f4831589f3542d8cc0 https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00146a031

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Chemical analysis demonstrates polar substituent effects across the bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane framework, indicating transmission of electronic effects through rigid bridged ring systems.

Polar substituent effects in 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo1.1.1pentanes

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