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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Mechanism of the [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of fullerene C60 with styrenes

Stereochemical studies on [2 + 2] photoaddition of cis-/trans-4-propenylanisole (cis-1 and trans-1) and cis-1-(p-methoxyphenyl)ethylene-2-d1 (cis-3-d1) to C60 exhibit stereospecificity in favor of the trans-2 cycloadduct in the former case and nonstereoselectivity in the latter. The observed stereoselectivity in favor of the cis-6-d3 [2 + 2] diastereomer by 12% in the case of the photochemical addition of (E)-1-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-prop-1-ene-3,3,3-d3 (trans-5-d3) to C60 is attributed to a steric kinetic isotope effect (k(H)/k(D) = 0.78). The loss of stereochemistry in the cyclobutane ring excludes a concerted addition and is consistent with a stepwise mechanism. Intermolecular secondary kinetic isotope effects of the [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of 3-d0 vs 3-d1, and 3-d6 as well as 5-d0 vs 5-d1, and 5-d6 to C60 were also measured. The intermolecular competition due to deuterium substitution of both vinylic hydrogens at the β-carbon of 3 exhibits a substantial inverse α-secondary isotope effect k(H)/k(D) = 0.83 (per deuterium). Substitution with deuterium at both vinylic methyl groups of 5 yields a small inverse k(H)/k(D) = 0.94. These results are consistent with the formation of an open intermediate in the rate-determining step.

Solvolysis of 1-alkyl-1-chloro-1-(4-methyl)phenylmethanes. Nucleophilic solvent intervention and extended YBnCl scale

The solvolysis of 1-alkyl-1-chloro-1-(4-methyl)phenylmethanes (4a-d) in aqueous acetone, aqueous ethanol, aqueous methanol and ethanol-trifluoroethanol was studied. Grunwald-Winstein-type correlation analysis using the YBnCl scale suggests significant nucleophilic solvent intervention in the case of 1-chloro-1-(4-methyl)phenylethane (4a). Increasing bulkiness of the 1-alkyl substituent from methyl (4a) to ethyl (4b), to isopropyl (4c) and to tert-butyl (4d) resulted in a gradual change to limiting SN1 mechanisms. The observed excellent linear correlations with YBnCl and the good solubility in high-water-containing binary solvents made 4d a suitable reference standard for deriving more YBnCl values. A positive azide salt effect was realized in the solvolysis of 4a but not 4d. A small decrease in the β-deuterium kinetic isotope effect from 4a to 1-chloro-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propane (5) suggested the presence of additional stabilization of the benzylic cationic transition state. However, no relationship between k(CH3)/k(CD3) and the solvent effect was found. The superiority of employing the YBnCl scale over the combination of YCl and I scales in the mehanistic study was observed.

The Ei Reaction of Substituted threo- and erythro- 1-Phenylethyl Phenyl Sulfoxides

Substituted (RS,SR)-1-phenylethyl phenyl sulfoxides (threo) (XC6H4S(O)CH(CH3)C6H4Y) and some substituted (RR,SS)-sulfoxides (erythro) were prepared and kinetic investigation for the thermal decomposition was carried out at 80.0, 90.0, and 100.0 deg C in dioxane.Hammett plots for threo-XXC6H4S(O)CH(CH3)C6H5 gave positive ρ-values (ρx=0.60-0.64 at three temoeratures), while those for threo- and erythro-C6H5S(O)CH(CH3)C6H4Y showed V-shape lines with bottoms at the m-OCH3 substituent though the effects of the substituents were small.Meanwhile, large kinetic isotope effects for threo- and erythro-C6H5S(O)CH(O)CH(CH3)C6H4Y (Y=H, p-OMe, m-Cl) (kH/kD=4-6) were observed at all temperatures.The activation energies were in the range of 104-121 kJ mol-1 for all sulfoxides, while the activation entropies were relatively large (7-37 JK-1mol-1) and were correlated with Hammett ?-values to give small negative trend.Reactions of all erythro-isomers examined were 2-3 times faster than those of corresponding threo-isomers.From these results, it is suggested that the pyrolysis of 1-arylethyl aryl sulfoxides proceeds via a concerted mechanism in which the transition state is variable from an Ei'1-like to a conjugated one.In the latter transition state, conjugation of the phenyl group bearing the electron-withdrawing substituent with developing ?-bond electron acidifies the β-proton.