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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Jun 14;135(25):9271–9274. doi: 10.1021/ja4036785

Table 2.

Computed Regioselectivities for (5+2) Cycloadditions of ACE and Substituted Alkynes.

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entry R ΔΔG (TS3a–TS3b)a predicted ratio b exp. ratiob
1 CH2OH 24 −4.1 >20:1 >20:1
2 TMS 25 −2.4 >20:1 10:1
a

Gibbs free energy differences between TS3a and TS3b in kcal/mol.

b

Ratio of 3a : 3b; exp. ratio from Table 7 of ref. 14b.