Elimination Reactions of Aryl Furylacetates Promoted by R2NH in MeCN: Effects of Base Solvent and β-Aryl Group on the Ketene-forming Transition State

Sang Yong Pyun, Kyu Cheol Paik, Man So Han, Byung Tae Kim, Bong Rae Cho

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    Abstract

    Ketene-forming elimination from C4H3(O)CH2C(O)OC6H3-2-X-4-NO2 (1) promoted by R2NH in MeCN has been studied. The reactions produced elimination products and exhibited second-order kinetics with Brönsted β = 0.51, and |βlg| = 0.47–0.53, indicating that the reaction proceeds by the E2 mechanism via an E2-central transition state. Comparison of β, |βlg|, ΔH, and ΔS values for R2NH-promoted eliminations from ArCH2C(O)OC6H3-2-X-4-NO2 reveals that the transition-state structures for Ar = furyl and thienyl are similar and more symmetrical than that for Ar = Ph. This outcome has been attributed to the greater double bond stabilizing ability of the former than that of the latter.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1306-1309
    Number of pages4
    JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
    Volume38
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Nov

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Acknowledgment. This work was supported by a Research Grant of Pukyong National University (2017).

    Keywords

    • Base solvent
    • E2 mechanism
    • Elimination
    • Ketene
    • β-Aryl group

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry

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