25115-54-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Reactions of N-Chlorobenzylalkylamines with Sodium Methoxide in Methanol. Steric Effects in Elimination Reactions
Cho, Bong Rae,Maeng, Jun Ho,Yoon, Jong Chan,Kim, Tae Rin
, p. 4752 - 4756 (1987)
Reactions of N-chlorobenzylalkylamines in which the alkyl group is Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, and sec-Bu with MeONa-MeOH have been investigated kinetically.The eliminations are quantitative and regiospecific, producing only benzylidenealkylamines.The reactions are first order in base and first order in substrate, and an E2 mechanism is evident.The relative rates of elimination at 25 deg C are 1/0.5/0.3/0.2/0.01 for Me/Et/i-Pr/sec-Bu/t-Bu alkyl substituents, respectively.The results are attributed to repulsive interaction between the alkyl group and the base in the transition state.Hammett ρ and kH/kD values decreased, but the ΔH(excit.) and ΔS(excit.) values increased with bulkier alkyl substituents.Changes in the transition-state parameters with the substrate steric effect are interpreted with variation in structure of the imine-forming transition states.
Reactions of N-Chloro-N-alkylbenzylamines with Amines in Acetonitrile. Origin of Steric Effect in Imine-Forming Elimination
Cho, Bong Rae,Suh, Young Wook
, p. 2855 - 2858 (2007/10/02)
Reaction of N-chloro-N-alkylbenzylamines in which the alkyl group is Me, Et, i-Pr, sec-Bu, and t-Bu with MeNH2 and Et2NH in MeCN have been studied kinetically.The eliminations are quantitative and regiospecific, producing only N-benzylidenealkylamines.The relative rates of elimination for Me/Et/i-Pr/sec-Bu/t-Bu alkyl substituents are 1/0.6/0.4/0.3/0.1 with MeNH2 and 1/0.5/0.3/0.2/0.03 with Et2NH, respectively.Comparison with published data reveals that Charton's value for the imine-forming elimination decreases with the variation of the base-solvent from MeONa-MeOH to MeNH2-MeCN but increases when the base is changed from MeNH2 to Et2NH.For a given base, Hammett ρ and kH/kD values decrease and the ΔH(excit.) and ΔS(excit.) values increase with bulkier alkyl substituents.From these results, the origin of the steric effect in imine-forming elimination is attributed to the repulsive interaction between the alkyl group and the base in the transition state.
