Carbazolyl Nitrenium Ion:  Electron Configuration and Antiaromaticity Assessed by Laser Flash Photolysis, Trapping Rate Constants, Product Analysis, and Computational Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (22) ◽  
pp. 8186-8195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur H. Winter ◽  
Harry H. Gibson ◽  
Daniel E. Falvey
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Computational Studies ◽  
Electron Configuration ◽  
Trapping Rate ◽  
Product Analysis ◽  
Nitrenium Ion

Singlet Methylene Removal Rate Constants from the (0,1,0) Vibrational Level: Enhancement via Complex-Mediated Vibrational Relaxation

2001 ◽  
Vol 215 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Buntine ◽  
G.J. Gutsche ◽  
W.S. Staker ◽  
M.W. Heaven ◽  
K.D. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vibrational Level ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Vibrational Relaxation ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Laser Absorption ◽  
Photolysis Laser ◽  
Singlet Methylene

The technique of laser flash photolysis/laser absorption has been used to obtain absolute removal rate constants for singlet methylene,

Structures of Reactive Nitrenium Ions:  Time-Resolved Infrared Laser Flash Photolysis and Computational Studies of SubstitutedN-Methyl-N-arylnitrenium Ions

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (34) ◽  
pp. 8271-8278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Srivastava ◽  
Patrick H. Ruane ◽  
John P. Toscano ◽  
Michael B. Sullivan ◽  
Christopher J. Cramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Infrared Laser ◽  
Computational Studies ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Nitrenium Ions ◽  
Arylnitrenium Ions

Hydroxylation of Chlorotoluenes and Cresols: A Pulse Radiolysis, Laser Flash Photolysis, and Product Analysis Study

1997 ◽  
Vol 101 (51) ◽  
pp. 9837-9845 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Choure ◽  
M. M. M. Bamatraf ◽  
B. S. M. Rao ◽  
Ranjan Das ◽  
H. Mohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Radiolysis ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Product Analysis ◽  
Analysis Study

Formation and nucleophilic capture of N-nitrosiminium ions

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1148-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latifa Chahoua ◽  
Alain Vigroux ◽  
Yvonne Chiang ◽  
James C Fishbein
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Azide Ion ◽  
Iminium Ions ◽  
Nucleophilic Trapping

A study of the solvolysis of a series of (N-nitrosomethylamino)arylmethyl esters and azides and the products of nucleophilic trapping of the corresponding N-nitrosiminium ion intermediates in aqueous media, 25°C, ionic strength 1 M is reported. Structure-reactivity data for the forward and reverse reactions have been obtained. In three cases, the rate constants for reactions of the cations with nucleophiles have been measured directly by laser flash photolysis. The data allow a comparison of the degree to which the N-methyl-N-nitroso functionality enhances cation stability from a thermodynamic and kinetic perspective. It has been possible to deduce that the carbon basicity of azide ion is less than 1 kcal/mol greater than that of acetate ion.Key words: nitrosiminium ions, α-acetoxynitrosamines, carbocations, iminium ions, nucleophilicity.

Laser flash photolysis determination of absolute rate constants for reactions of bromine atoms in solution

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (18) ◽  
pp. 8340-8344 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Scaiano ◽  
M. Barra ◽  
M. Krzywinski ◽  
R. Sinta ◽  
G. Calabrese
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Absolute Rate

Flash photolysis production of the tetrahedral intermediate of the methanolysis of methyl benzoate. Direct measurement of the rate of breakdown of the conjugate base form

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. McClelland ◽  
V. M. Kanagasabapathy ◽  
Steen Steenken
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Carbonyl Oxygen ◽  
Methyl Benzoate ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Hydroxide Ion ◽  
Tetrahedral Intermediate ◽  
Conjugate Base

Laser flash photolysis in aqueous basic solutions of the ortho acid derivatives 1-(phenyldimethoxymethyl)benzimidazole 2 and 4-bromo-1-(phenyldimethoxymethyl)imidazole 3 results in production of the phenyldimethoxymethyl cation, which has λmax at 260 nm. The cation decays in reactions with water (k = 9.9 × 104 s−1) and hydroxide ion (2.5 × 108 M−1 s−1) to finally yield methyl benzoate, whose formation was monitored at 234 nm. In solutions with pH 10–12, rate constants measured at this wavelength are the same as those obtained at 260 nm, but with pH > 13 and pH < 9, rate constants at 234 nm are smaller. With pH 9–10 and pH 12–13, single exponential kinetics are not observed at 234 nm. This behavior is interpreted in terms of a scheme where at each pH there are two consecutive first-order reactions, cation → phenyldimethoxyhydroxymethane (5) → ester, and the pH dependencies of the rate constants are such that they cross twice over the pH range of this study. The intermediate 5 is the tetrahedral intermediate formed in the methanolysis of methyl benzoate, and the 234-nm buildup at pH > 13 and pH < 9 directly measures its breakdown. At pH > 13 the rate constant is independent of pH with k = 9 × 106 s−1. This represents the rapid expulsion of methoxide from the conjugate base of 5. At pH < 9 the rate constants are proportional to hydroxide ion concentration, with [Formula: see text]. In these solutions the neutral intermediate predominates and the dependence on [OH−] of its rate of conversion to ester is interpreted in terms of breakdown of the anion and protonation of this species by water occurring at comparable rates. Thus, [Formula: see text] represents a situation where there is partial rate-limiting deprotonation of the neutral intermediate by hydroxide. The intermediate of this study bears a close resemblance to the tetrahedral intermediate of the hydrolysis of methyl benzoate. The observation that the anionic forms of such intermediates undergo breakdown at rates similar to those associated with the establishment of proton transfer equilibrium explains why the ester undergoes carbonyl oxygen exchange in base at a rate slower than hydrolysis. Keywords: tetrahedral intermediate, flash photolysis, ester hydrolysis.

Laser flash photolysis studies of the formation and reactivities of phenyl(naphthyl)methyl carbocations generated from phosphonium salt precursors

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1784-1794 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Alonso ◽  
L. J. Johnston ◽  
J. C. Scaiano ◽  
V. G. Toscano
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Phosphonium Salt ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Laser Flash ◽  
Product Formation ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Back Reaction ◽  
Transient Experiments

The photolysis of several substituted phenyl(naphthyl)methyl triphenylphosphonium chlorides has been examined using a combination of laser flash photolysis experiments and product studies. Both carbocation and radical intermediates have been characterized in the transient experiments, with the relative yields depending strongly on the solvent. For example, in alcohols, acetonitrile, or aqueous solvents cation formation predominates while acetonitrile/dioxane mixtures (5–10%) are required for the observation of radicals. Quantum yields for cation formation vary from 0.79 in methanol to 0.093 in 1:4 acetonitrile/dioxane, as measured by product studies and transient experiments, respectively. The addition of perchlorate salts leads to dramatic enhancements in the cation lifetimes; the effects are particularly pronounced for acetonitrile/dioxane mixtures where the cation yields also increase by factors of 3–4. In this case the effects are attributed primarily to replacement of chloride by perchlorate in the initial ion pairs. The combined data from both solvent and perchlorate salt effects on the cation lifetimes and yields suggest that the excited state of the phosphonium salt cleaves homolytically, followed by electron transfer within the initial radical/triphenylphosphine radical cation pair to generate carbocation, as opposed to direct heterolytic cleavage. The cation yields also indicate that back reaction to regenerate starting material, as well as product formation within the initial geminate cage, occur in some solvents. The effects of solvent and added perchlorate salts on the rate constants for reaction with nucleophiles have been examined. For example, rate constants that vary by an order of magnitude have been measured for quenching by azide ion in various aqueous acetonitrile and trifluoroethanol mixtures.

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