- Regioselectivity and the nature of the reaction mechanism in nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with primary amines
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Second-order rate constants have been measured for the reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with a series of primary amines. The nucleophilic substitution reaction proceeds through competitive S-O and C-O bond fission pathways. The S-O bond fission occurs dominantly for reactions with highly basic amines or with substrates having a strong electron-withdrawing group in the sulfonyl moiety. On the other hand, the C-O bond fission occurs considerably for the reactions with low basic amines or with substrates having a strong electron-donating group in the sulfonyl moiety, emphasizing that the regioselectivity is governed by both the amine basicity and the electronic effect of the sulfonyl substituent X. The apparent second-order rate constants for the S-O bond fission have resulted in a nonlinear Bronsted-type plot for the reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenyl benzenesulfonate with 10 different primary amines, suggesting that a change in the rate-determining step occurs upon changing the amine basicity. The microscopic rate constants (k1 and k2/k-1 ratio) associated with the S-O bond fission pathway support the proposed mechanism. The second-order rate constants for the S-O bond fission result in good linear Yukawa-Tsuno plots for the aminolyses of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates. However, the second-order rate constants for the C-O bond fission show no correlation with the electronic nature of the sulfonyl substituent X, indicating that the C-O bond fission proceeds through an SNAR mechanism in which the leaving group departure occurs rapidly after the rate-determining step.
- Um, Ik-Hwan,Hong, Jin-Young,Kim, Jung-Joo,Chae, Ok-Mi,Bae, Sun-Kun
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p. 5180 - 5185
(2007/10/03)
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- The Hammett equation applied to the nucleophilic displacement of ions and ion pairs on substituted benzenesulphonates
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Nucleophilic substitution on meta- and para-substituted methyl benzenesulphonates was studied with two chloride salts with different structures: NBu4Cl or KCl-Kryptofix 2,2,2. Treating the results with the Acree equation shows that the reaction proceeds by two reaction paths, one involving the chloride ion and the other, slower one, involving the ion pairs. Treating the results with the Hammett equation gives consistent data, and shows that ρ is positive and nearly the same for the two reaction paths (ρ ≈ +2). The reactivity of methyl p-nitrobenzenesulphonate was compared with that of the corresponding ethyl derivative, and it is shown that the methyl derivative reacts faster than the ethyl derivative in both paths. The results are interpreted based on the assumption that in both paths a negative charge is developed on the leaving group in the transition state, and that the activated complex is linear. Copyright
- Alunni, Sergio,Pica, Monica,Reichenbach, Gustavo
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p. 265 - 270
(2007/10/03)
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- Intramolecular Reactions. Part 12. Ring Size and Leaving Group Effects on Inter- and Intra-molecular Nucleophilic Substitution by Carbanions
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In cyclisations of aryl ο-halogenoalkyl ketones to aryl cycloalkyl ketones with base, cyclopropanes are formed up to 23000 times faster than cyclopentanes.Hydrogen-deuterium exchange experiments and very low bromide-chloride ratios (1.9) for three-membered ring formation are consistent with rate-determining deprotonation of the ketone.By contrast, in five-membered ring formation, hydrogen-deuterium exchange adjacent to the carbonyl group occurs much faster than cyclisation and the chloride-bromide ratio is 'normal' at 99.In formation of arylsulphonylcyclopropanes from arylsulphonylpropyl arenesulphonates, the Hammett ρ value for the leaving group is +1.7, and for intermolecular substitution by bis-sulphonyl stabilised carbanions, +1.2.Attempts to obtain ρLG values for five-membered ring formation were frustrated by competing intermolecular reactions.The results are discussed against the background of previous work on ring formation by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution.
- Bird, Roger,Griffiths, Gwerydd,Griffiths, Gwynfor F.,Stirling, Charles J. M.
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p. 579 - 584
(2007/10/02)
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