Inductive effects on molecular ionization potentials. IV. Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans

1972 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard S. Levitt ◽  
Barbara W. Levitt
1977 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1160-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Párkányi ◽  
Leonard S. Levitt

Models of alkylbenzenes were treated by the HMO and SCF—MO methods and excellent linear correlations were found between the experimental ionization potentials, EI, and the energies of the highest occupied π-molecular orbitals calculated by the above-mentioned methods. A similar linear correlation was obtained for a group of methylpyridines. Also, the experimental ionization potentials of methylpyridines and alkylthiophenes have been linearly correlated with the sum of TAFT'S inductive substituent constants, ΣσI of the alkyl groups.


1975 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Widing ◽  
B. W. Levitt ◽  
L. S. Levitt

Tetrahedron ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 28 (13) ◽  
pp. 3369-3373 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.S. Levitt ◽  
B.W. Levitt ◽  
C. Párkányi

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (23) ◽  
pp. 3963-3965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard S. Levitt ◽  
Harry F. Widing ◽  
Barbara W. Levitt

Correlation of molecular ionization potentials, E1, with Taft's alkyl inductive substituent constants, σ1(R), has now been extended to include the esters. It is found that three series of esters, the formates, acetates, and methyl alkanoates, fall on three separate straight lines in accord with the general equation E1 = E0 + a1σ1(R), where E0 is the intercept and a1 the slope. The average standard error for the three lines is 0.024 eV with an average correlation coefficient of 0.992, showing that the alkyl substituent exerts an inductive influence on the electron density at the site suffering the electron loss: a lone pair on either the carbonyl or alkoxy oxygen atom. Evidence is deduced for the site of electron expulsion and a prediction is made concerning the site of vapor phase protonation of esters and carboxylic acids. E1 values presently not available experimentally are predicted for several esters.


Tetrahedron ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 941-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.S. Levitt ◽  
B.W. Levitt

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