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Gas-Phase Kinetics of the Thermal 1-Alkoxy-1-vinylcyclopropane to 1-Alkoxy-1-cyclopentene Rearrangement
McGaffin, Gregory,Meijere, Armin de,Walsh, Robin
, p. 939 - 945 (2007/10/02)
The title studies have been carried out with both 1-vinyl-1-cyclopropyl methyl ether (1-OMe) and 1-vinyl-1-cyclopropyl ethyl ether (1-OEt) in the temperature ranges 274.6 - 324.5 and 273.6 - 323.0 deg C, respectively.Both reactions predominantly give the vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene (VCP-CP) rearrangement products 1-cyclopenten-1-yl methyl ether (2-OMe) and 1-cyclopenten-1-yl ethyl ether (2-OEt).Additionally, 2-OEt eliminates ethene (3) in a consecutive reaction at a lower reaction rate compared with the VCP-CP rearrangement.The rearrangements obey first-order kinetics and have been shown to be homogeneous, pressure-independent reactions with the following Arrhenius equations: 1-OMe: lg(k/s-1) = (13.89 +/- 0.23) - (191.30 +/- 2.55 kJ mol-1)/RT ln 10 1-OEt: lg(k/s-1) = (13.77 +/- 0.01) - (188.80 +/- 1.85 kJ mol-1)/RT ln 10 The Arrhenius parameters represent reliable values for general 1-vinyl-1-cyclopropyl alkyl ether -> 1-cyclopenten-1-yl alkyl ether (1-OR -> 2-OR) rearrangements within a large temperature interval in the gas phase.The results support a mechanism proceeding via a diradical.The stabilizing effect of methoxy substitution is discussed.