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Chapter 4 – Synthesis of carbasugars<br />

Acidic conditions favour epoxide attack at the centre with nearby orbitals available <strong>to</strong><br />

stabilise a developing positive charge. In these examples the only difference in<br />

available orbitals are the adjacent σ bonds which could in principle stabilise<br />

developing p-character at either C5 or C6 through hyperconjugation. However, for<br />

this <strong>to</strong> be responsible for the high selectivity, the two σ C1-C orbitals would have <strong>to</strong> be<br />

significantly more stabilising for C6 than the σ C4-H and σ C4-O are for C5. This is<br />

211<br />

unlikely since the pseudo-axial σ C4-H should equivalent <strong>to</strong> the pseudo-axial σ C6-C<br />

whilst the remaining two pseudo-equa<strong>to</strong>rial orbitals would have little overlap with an<br />

empty p-orbital.<br />

In light of this, it seems that there is no reason for such a stark, and irreproducible,<br />

change in reactivity, other than <strong>to</strong> assume that the alkaline hydrolysis of the<br />

epoxyoxazoline was spurious. Subsequent studies by Karlubíková have shown that<br />

azide opening occurs at the neopentylic position, consistent with these latter results. 66<br />

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