Felkin-Ahn and Chelation Control
By: Dilesh Patel, Matt Bai and Bhumit Patel
Felkin-Ahn model:

In Felkin-Ahn model, a nucleophile comes from the least hindered side. The best way to do Felkin-Ahn model is to draw a newmen projection. Then have the nucleophile attack from the smallest group.

Felkin-Ahn model example:


Here, the model shows that the nucleophile prefers to attack from the least hindered side.


Chelation Control:

In Chelation Control there is always a lewis base or lewis acid is present. Example: Lewis Bases are OR', NR2' or SR' and lewis acids are Li+, MgX+, Zn+2. Since lewis base is present the double bonded oxygen and lewis base form a ring with lewis acid.


Chelation Control example:


Next slide shows that when a Lewis-base or Lewis-Acid is present, Chelation Control gives the major product, by forming a ring in transition state and Felkin-Ahn models fails.



In General: How to choose between Felkin-Ahn and Chelation Control:

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