Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
[3+2]:
A
cycloaddition reaction
in which a three-atom component combines with a two-atom component to form a five-membered ring. May be
intermolecular
or
intramolecular
.
This
intermolecular
[3+2]
cycloaddition
of an oxyallyl
cation
(the three atom component; shown in red) with an
alkyne
(the two atom component; shown in blue) produces a new
cyclopentane
ring.
Related terms:
[2+2]
,
[4+2]
,
[4+3]
,
Woodward-Hoffman rules
,
pericyclic reaction
,
sigmatropic reaction
,
Ph
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