“…An iminooxirane intermediate was proposed to explain the products of the Lewis acid-catalyzed reaction of a carbonyl compound with an isocyanide . In addition, iminooxirane-derived products were also observed in both the thermal and photochemical decomposition of 3,5,5-trialkyl-3,5-dihydro-4 H -1,2,3-triazol-4-ones. , Quast and co-workers have also reported a comprehensive experimental and computational study of the thermal reorganization and cycloaddition reactions of a stable nonracemic chiral α-lactam, in which they observe iminooxirane-derived products . Using ab initio quantum mechanical calculations of the C 2 H 3 NO potential energy surface, they find that the parent α-lactam is approximately 7 kcal/mol lower in energy than the isomeric iminoxirane.…”