| Abstract: | Ionic reactions of bromine, chlorine, methyl hypochlorite or N-bromosuccinimide with butadiene monoxide ( 4 ) give only 1,2-addition products. The Markownikoff (1-halo-2-methoxy-3,4-epoxybutane) and anti-Markownikoff (2-halo-1-methoxy-3,4-epoxybutane) product ratios for ionic reaction of methyl hypochlorite and N-bromosuccinimide in methanol with 4 are similar to those obtained with 1-hexene. These data indicate that a rather symmetrical halonium ion is formed in the ionic halogenation of 4 . Free radical reaction of bromine, chlorine, or trichloramine to 4 does not give ring-opened products as one might expect for formation of an epoxy carbonyl intermediate. The mechanistic implications from these observations are discussed. |
