Comparing Isotope Effects and Rates for the Methanolic Sodium Methoxide Reactions of 9-R-Fluorene to Those for p-CF3C6H4CHClR (R = CH2Cl, CH2F and CF3)

2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 1505-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinz F. Koch ◽  
William C. Pomerantz ◽  
Erik L. Ruggles ◽  
Martijn van Laren ◽  
Anne-Marie van Roon
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Reaction ◽  
Sodium Methoxide ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Deuterium Exchange

Kinetic primary isotope effects and activation parameters associated with the methanolic sodium methoxide-promoted dehydrohalogenation reactions of 9-(chloromethyl)fluorene and 9-(fluoromethyl)fluorene are reported and compared to for p-CF3C6H4CHClCH2Cl and p-CF3C6H4CHClCH2F. The element effect, kHCl/kHF = 4 at 25 °C, for the fluorenyl compounds is only a tenth of the value, kHCl/kHF = 54, obtained for the benzylic compounds. Also reported are the activation parameters for the methanolic sodium methoxide reactions of 9-(trifluoro)methylfluorene for deuterium exchange and dehydrofluorination, and are compared to those for p-CF3C6H4CHClCF3. In both cases the exchange reaction is faster than the elimination; however, in the fluorenyl system there is a large difference between the entropies of activation for exchange, ∆S≠ = -14 eu, and elimination, ∆S≠ = +10 eu; however, the ∆S≠ of 12-13 eu are the same for the benzylic systems. The eliminations for 9-(chloromethyl)fluorene and 9-(fluoromethyl)fluorene are 80 to 1,000 times faster than those for p-CF3C6H4CHClCH2X. The reactions of 9-(trifluoromethyl)fluorene are favored over p-CF3C6H4CHClCF3 by 200,000 for the dehydrofluorination and 1,000 for the exchange at 25 °C; however, due to the large differences in activation entropies, the exchange reaction is favored by 107 at -50 °C.

Primary isotope effects and mechanism of base initiated β-elimination reactions of di-(p-nitrophenyl)fluoroethanes

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1696-1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kurzawa ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Sodium Methoxide ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Elimination Reactions

The second-order rate constants have been determined for the β-elimination reactions of 2,2-di-(p-nitrophenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane, 2,2-di-(p-nitrophenyl)-1-fluoroethane, and their β-deuterated analogues with sodium methoxide in methanol. The primary isotope effects and activation parameters for these reactions are reported. It is suggested that the trifluoro-compound reacts via the pre-equilibrium carbanion mechanism (ElcB)R and that the monofluoro compound follows the E2 mechanism via a carbanion-like transition state.

The reinvestigation of the kinetics of the reactions of fluorodi(4-nitrophenyl)ethanes with sodium methoxide in methanol

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (13) ◽  
pp. 1696-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Leffek ◽  
Grzegorz Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Sodium Methoxide ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Elimination Reaction ◽  
Methoxide Ion ◽  
Dimerization Reaction ◽  
Multistep Reaction ◽  
Kinetics Of

The procedure previously described for the preparation of 1-fluoro-2,2,-di(4-nitrophenyl)ethane actually yields 1,1,2-tri-(4-nitrophenyl)ethane. 1-Fluoro-2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)ethane has been prepared and rate constants, isotope effects, and activation parameters for the β-elimination reaction with methoxide ion in methanol are reported. These parameters indicate a concerted E2 mechanism, with a fairly symmetrical transition state. The subsequent dimerization reaction of the olefin product to yield 1,1,3,3-tetra(4-nitrophenyl)butene-1 is described.The reaction of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)ethane with methoxide ion in methanol has been reinvestigated and the reaction of the first product 1,1-difluoro-2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)ethylene with excess methoxide, to give di(4-nitrophenyl)ketene dimethylacetal in a multistep reaction, is reported.

scholarly journals Rate and Product Studies with 1-Adamantyl Chlorothioformate under Solvolytic Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7394
Author(s):  
Kyoung Ho Park ◽  
Mi Hye Seong ◽  
Jin Burm Kyong ◽  
Dennis N. Kevill
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Carbonyl Sulfide ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Reaction Channels ◽  
Decomposition Pathway ◽  
Solvent Isotope ◽  
Solvent Isotope Effects

A study was carried out on the solvolysis of 1-adamantyl chlorothioformate (1-AdSCOCl, 1) in hydroxylic solvents. The rate constants of the solvolysis of 1 were well correlated using the Grunwald–Winstein equation in all of the 20 solvents (R = 0.985). The solvolyses of 1 were analyzed as the following two competing reactions: the solvolysis ionization pathway through the intermediate (1-AdSCO)+ (carboxylium ion) stabilized by the loss of chloride ions due to nucleophilic solvation and the solvolysis–decomposition pathway through the intermediate 1-Ad+Cl− ion pairs (carbocation) with the loss of carbonyl sulfide. In addition, the rate constants (kexp) for the solvolysis of 1 were separated into k1-Ad+Cl− and k1-AdSCO+Cl− through a product study and applied to the Grunwald–Winstein equation to obtain the sensitivity (m-value) to change in solvent ionizing power. For binary hydroxylic solvents, the selectivities (S) for the formation of solvolysis products were very similar to those of the 1-adamantyl derivatives discussed previously. The kinetic solvent isotope effects (KSIEs), salt effects and activation parameters for the solvolyses of 1 were also determined. These observations are compared with those previously reported for the solvolyses of 1-adamantyl chloroformate (1-AdOCOCl, 2). The reasons for change in reaction channels are discussed in terms of the gas-phase stabilities of acylium ions calculated using Gaussian 03.

The kinetics, isotope effects, and mechanism of the reaction of 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane with alkoxide bases in alcohol solvents

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 576-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Jarczewski ◽  
Grzegorz Schroeder ◽  
Wlodzimierz Galezowski ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek ◽  
Urszula Maciejewska
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Tert Butanol ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effects ◽  
Alcohol Solvents ◽  
Multistep Reaction ◽  
Mechanism Of The Reaction

The reaction between 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane and the alkoxide bases ŌCH3, ŌC2H5, ŌnC4H9, ŌCH(CH3)2, and ŌC(CH3)3 in their corresponding alcohol solvents is a multistep reaction with several intermediates: 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-1-alkoxyethane (A), 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1-fluoro-1-alkoxyethene (B), 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1-dialkoxyethene (C), 2,2-di(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1-difluoroethene (D), and 4,4′-dinitrobenzophene (E). Rate constants and activation parameters have been measured for the appearance of the two stable products B and C. The kinetic deuterium isotope effects for the appearance of B fell in the range of kH/kD = 1 to 2 at 25 °C for the primary and secondary alkoxides, whereas kH/kD = 5.4 at 30 °C for the appearance of D with tert-butoxide. Exchange experiments showed that H/D exchange took place between the substrate and solvent to the extent of 100% with methoxide, 50% with ethoxide and isopropoxide, and 0% with tert-butoxide. It is concluded the HF elimination from the substrate follows an (ElcB)R mechanism with methoxide/methanol, changing to (ElcB)I or E2 with tert-butoxide/tert-butanol.

scholarly journals The role of enzyme dynamics and tunnelling in catalysing hydride transfer: studies of distal mutants of dihydrofolate reductase

2006 ◽  
Vol 361 (1472) ◽  
pp. 1307-1315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Nina M Goodey ◽  
Stephen J Benkovic ◽  
Amnon Kohen
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Hydride Transfer ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Physical Nature ◽  
Enzyme Dynamics ◽  
Temperature Dependences ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Significant Temperature

Residues M42 and G121 of Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase ( ec DHFR) are on opposite sides of the catalytic centre (15 and 19 Å away from it, respectively). Theoretical studies have suggested that these distal residues might be part of a dynamics network coupled to the reaction catalysed at the active site. The ec DHFR mutant G121V has been extensively studied and appeared to have a significant effect on rate, but only a mild effect on the nature of H-transfer. The present work examines the effect of M42W on the physical nature of the catalysed hydride transfer step. Intrinsic kinetic isotope effects (KIEs), their temperature dependence and activation parameters were studied. The findings presented here are in accordance with the environmentally coupled hydrogen tunnelling. In contrast to the wild-type (WT), fluctuations of the donor–acceptor distance were required, leading to a significant temperature dependence of KIEs and deflated intercepts. A comparison of M42W and G121V to the WT enzyme revealed that the reduced rates, the inflated primary KIEs and their temperature dependences resulted from an imperfect potential surface pre-arrangement relative to the WT enzyme. Apparently, the coupling of the enzyme's dynamics to the reaction coordinate was altered by the mutation, supporting the models in which dynamics of the whole protein is coupled to its catalysed chemistry.

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