When tricyclic cyclooctyne derivative A reacts with benzyl azide (CeHsCH2N3), a [3+2] cycloaddition occurs between the alkyne and the azide (called a click reaction) to install a new five-membered heterocycle. N=N=N Ph Ph- „N +C A B (a) Propose a plausible mechanism for the formation of B. (b) Compounds B and C are constitutional isomers that are formed in roughly equal amounts. Draw the structure of compound C.

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When tricyclic cyclooctyne derivative A reacts with benzyl azide (CeHsCH2N3), a [3+2]
cycloaddition occurs between the alkyne and the azide (called a click reaction) to install a new
five-membered heterocycle.
N=N=N
Ph
Ph-
„N
+C
A
B
(a) Propose a plausible mechanism for the formation of B.
(b) Compounds B and C are constitutional isomers that are formed in roughly equal
amounts. Draw the structure of compound C.
Transcribed Image Text:When tricyclic cyclooctyne derivative A reacts with benzyl azide (CeHsCH2N3), a [3+2] cycloaddition occurs between the alkyne and the azide (called a click reaction) to install a new five-membered heterocycle. N=N=N Ph Ph- „N +C A B (a) Propose a plausible mechanism for the formation of B. (b) Compounds B and C are constitutional isomers that are formed in roughly equal amounts. Draw the structure of compound C.
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