Regioselectivity is studied in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition involving fluorina
ted dipolarophiles. Frontier orbitals from MNDO calculations of the optimiz
ed structures are used. The results show a good agreement with experiment f
or the nitrone and the diphenylnitrilimine. On the other hand, an inversion
of regioselectivity is observed with the benzonitriloxide. The different s
tructures of the dipolarophiles and the 1,3-dipoles have been optimized.