Ketene-forming elimination reactions from aryl thienylacetates promoted by R2NH in MeCN. Effects of base-solvent and β-aryl group

Yong Pyun Sang, Ju Cho Eun, Jung Seok Hyoun, Chang Kim Ju, Hee Lee Seok, Rae Cho Bong

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    Abstract

    Ketene-forming eliminations from C4H3(S)CH 2C(O)O-C6H3-2-X-4-NO2 (1) promoted by R2NH in MeCN have been studied kinetically. The reactions are second-order and exhibit Brönsted β=0.51-0.62 and |β lg|= 0.47-0.53. Hence, an E2 mechanism is evident. The Brönsted β increased from 0.33 to 0.53 and |βlg| remained nearly the same by the change of the base-solvent from Bz(i-Pr)NH/Bz(i-Pr)NH 2+ in 70 mol% MeCN(aq) to Bz(i-Pr)NH-MeCN, indicating a change to a more symmetrical transition state with similar extents of C β-H and Cα-OAr bond cleavage. When the β-aryl group was changed from thienyl to phenyl in MeCN, the β value increased from 0.53 to 0.73 and |βlg| decreased from 0.53 to 0.43. This indicates that the transition state became skewed toward more C β-H bond breaking with less Cα-OAr bond cleavage. Noteworthy is the greater double bond stabilizing ability of the thienyl group in the ketene-forming transition state.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)917-920
    Number of pages4
    JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
    Volume28
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 Jun 20

    Keywords

    • E2
    • Elimination
    • Mechanism
    • β-Aryl group effect

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry

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