Chemical reaction in which a ring is formed/broken by adding/removing a single atom
In organic chemistry, cheletropic reactions, also known as chelotropic reactions,[2] are a type of pericyclic reaction (a chemical reaction that involves a transition state with a cyclic array of atoms and an associated cyclic array of interacting orbitals).[1] Specifically, cheletropic reactions are a subclass of cycloadditions. The key distinguishing feature of cheletropic reactions is that on one of the reagents, both new bonds are being made to the same atom.[3]
- ^ a b Eric V. Anslyn and Dennis A. Dougherty Modern Physical Organic Chemistry University Science Books, 2006.
- ^ Chelotropic reaction IUPAC GoldBook
- ^ Ian Fleming. Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemistry Reactions. Wiley, 1976.