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Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of 2,4-Dinitrophenyl X-Substituted-Benzenesulfonates and Y-Substituted-Phenyl 4-Nitrobenzenesulfonates with Azide Ion: Regioselectivity and Reaction Mechanism
Moon, Ji-Hyun,Kim, Min-Young,Han, So-Yeop,Um, Ik-Hwan
, p. 1360 - 1365 (2015/07/15)
The second-order rate constants for reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted-benzenesulfonates (4a-4f) and Y-substituted-phenyl-4-nitrobenzenesulfonates (5a-5f) with N3- ion have been measured spectrophotometrically. The reactions of 4a-4f proceed through S-O and C-O bond fission pathways competitively. Fraction of the S-O bond fission decreases rapidly as the substituent X in the benzenesulfonyl moiety changes from an electron-withdrawing group to an electron-donating group. The Hammett plots for reactions of 4a-4f are linear with ρX=1.87 and 0.56 for the S-O and C-O bond fission, respectively. The fact that the substituent X is further away from the reaction site of the C-O bond fission than that of the S-O bond fission is one reason for the smaller ρX value. The nature of the reaction mechanism (i.e., a stepwise mechanism in which expulsion of the leaving group occurs after the rate-determining step) is also responsible for the smaller ρX value obtained from the C-O bond fission. The Bronsted-type plot for the reactions of 5a-5f is linear with βlg=-0.63, which is typical for reactions reported previously to proceed through a concerted mechanism. Effects of substituents X and Y on regioselectivity and reaction mechanism are discussed in detail.
