Abstract
Critical energies for 1,3‐R sigmatropic migrations (RH, OH, CH3 and C6H5) have been calculated by means of the MINDO/3 method. This investigation was carried out for the system [RCH2CHCH2] and the results indicated that hydroxyl group migration is energetically favoured (critical energy = 53 kJ mol−1). Calculations are also presented for [3‐buten‐2‐ol] isomerizations. The lowest energy pathway is related to the [2‐buten‐1‐ol]; the corresponding critical energy for OH migration is equal to 33 kJ mol−1 in this case.

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