The confined space inside carbon nanotubes can dictate the stereo- and regioselectivity of Diels–Alder reactions?

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Pub Date: 2014-02-27 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54295E

Abstract

Chemical reactions inside carbon nanotubes can yield unusual outcomes. Molecular dynamics simulations show that within the confined space of carbon nanotubes, the 1,4-exo adduct of a Diels–Alder cycloaddition may be produced instead of the 9,10-adduct, which is favoured in bulk. The likely product is highly dependent on the nanotube radius and reactant size.

Graphical abstract: The confined space inside carbon nanotubes can dictate the stereo- and regioselectivity of Diels–Alder reactions
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