Date of Award

12-2007

Level of Access Assigned by Author

Campus-Only Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Committee Advisor

Bruce Jensen

Second Committee Member

Barbara J.W. Cole

Third Committee Member

Carl P. Tripp

Abstract

The effect of a strongly electron - releasing substituent at the 6-position of 1- benzyl-2-tetralones results in regiospecific Beckmann rearrangements from the corresponding oximes. Previous data support that ortho-substituents on the 1-benzyl group display steric controls during this reaction. Data presented herein demonstrate how stereoelectronic controls offered by the methoxyl group can be used for the convenient syntheses of the 2-benzazepinones. A mechanism, supported by molecular modeling calculations, has been proposed for this process.

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