ISOTOPE EFFECT STUDIES ON ELIMINATION REACTIONS: III. NITROGEN ISOTOPE EFFECTS IN THE E2 REACTION OF ETHYLTRIMETHYL-AMMONIUM AND 2-PHENYLETHYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM IONS

1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1759-1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ayrey ◽  
A. N. Bourns ◽  
V. A. Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Transition States ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium Salts ◽  
Ammonium Salts ◽  
Relative Extent ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effects ◽  
Elimination Reactions

Nitrogen isotope effects have been determined for the E2 reaction of two quaternary ammonium salts with ethoxide ion in ethanol. Ethyltrimethylammonium iodide gave k14/k15 values of 1.017 at 60° and 1.015 at 95°, while 2-phenylethyltrimethylammonium bromide gave 1.012 at 40° and 1.009 at 60°. These results and the β-deuterium isotope effects reported by others have been interpreted in terms of the relative extent of Cα—N+ and Cβ—H bond weakening in the transition states of the two reactions.

Isotope Effect Studies on Elimination Reactions. XI. The Nature of the Transition State for the E2 Reaction of 2-Phenylethyldimethylanilinium Salts Containing Substituents in the Aniline Ring with Sodium Ethoxide in Ethanol

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (23) ◽  
pp. 3513-3525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Schmid ◽  
Arthur Newcombe Bourns
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Sodium Ethoxide ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Structural Variations ◽  
Hydrogen Deuterium ◽  
Elimination Reactions ◽  
Pass Through

Kinetic isotope effects have been determined for the E2 reactions of a series of 2-phenylethyldimethylanilinium salts containing substituents in the aniline ring with sodium ethoxide in ethanol at 40 °C. The nitrogen isotope effect, (k14/k15−1)100, is not very sensitive to substituent changes but appears to increase slightly with increasing electron-withdrawing ability of the substituents, i.e., 1.19 ± 0.07, 1.13 ± 0.06, 1.12 ± 0.08, 1.30 ± 0.07, and 1.32 ± 0.06 for p-OCH3, p-CH3, p-H, p-Cl, and, m-CF3, respectively. The hydrogen–deuterium isotope effects pass through a minimum in the region of the unsubstituted compound and increase both with increasing electron-donating as well as with electron-withdrawing power of the substituents, i.e. kH/kD = 4.70 ± 0.06, 4.61 ± 0.04, 4.51 ± 0.04, 4.53 ± 0.09, 5.00 ± 0.07, and 5.39 ± 0.07 for p-OCH3, p-CH3, p-H, p-Cl, m-CF3, and p-CF3, respectively. The results are discussed in terms of recent theoretical treatments of the effect of structural variations in the reactants on the nature of the transition state of E2 elimination reactions. The conclusion is reached that the transition states in the present reaction series can be characterized as 'central with slight carbanion character' and that the effect of a change in the ability of the leaving group on the structure of the transition state manifests itself mainly in the direction perpendicular to the reaction coordinate. A simple novel hypothesis is formulated which emphasizes the importance of the location of the transition state in a More O'Ferrall-type potential energy diagram in determining its sensitivity to structural changes in the reactants.

Isotope Effect Studies on Elimination Reactions. X. The Nature of The Transition State for the ECO2 Reaction of Para- substituted Benzyl Nitrates with Base in 90% by Volume Ethanol–Water

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1319-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter James Smith ◽  
Carol Audrey Pollock ◽  
Arthur Newcombe Bourns
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theoretical Treatment ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Hydrogen Deuterium ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effects

Kinetic isotope effects have been determined for the Eco2 reaction of para-substituted benzyl nitrates with ethoxide in 90 vol.% ethanol–water at 20°. The nitrogen isotope effect, (k14/k15−1)100 decreased with increasing electron-withdrawing ability of the para-substituent; i.e. 2.26, 1.95, 1.60, and 0.84 for p-CH3, p-H, p-CF3, and p-NO2, respectively. Furthermore, the primary hydrogen–deuterium isotope effects increased also for electron-withdrawing substituents; i.e. kH/kD = 5.78, 6.06, 6.40, 6.67, and 7.05 for p-CH3, p-H, p-Br, p-CF3, and p-NO2, respectively. The results are discussed in terms of a recent theoretical treatment dealing with the effect of substituents on the nature of the transition state for a concerted E2 process. The conclusion is reached that any structural change which causes one bond (carbon–hydrogen) to be weakened more at the transition state will have a corresponding effect on the other bond (oxygen–nitrogen).

ISOTOPE EFFECT STUDIES ON ELIMINATION REACTIONS: V. THE MECHANISM OF THE CARBONYL ELIMINATION REACTION OF 9-FLUORENYL NITRATE WITH ACETATE ION

1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (21) ◽  
pp. 2553-2561 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Smith ◽  
A. N. Bourns
Keyword(s):  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Deuterium Exchange ◽  
Anhydrous Ethanol ◽  
Elimination Reaction ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effects ◽  
Intermediate Mechanism

The carbonyl elimination reaction (ECO2) of 9-fluorenyl nitrate with acetate ion in anhydrous ethanol was found to be second order and to give at 30° primary nitrogen-15 and deuterium isotope effects of 1.0091 ± 0.0007 and 4.3 ± 0.2, respectively. The ester showed no deuterium exchange with solvent under the reaction conditions. A change in solvent to 85 volume % ethanol–water increased the nitrogen isotope effect to 1.0131 ± 0.0007 without changing the deuterium effect. These results exclude any form of two-stage carbanion intermediate mechanism, but are in accord with a concerted process.

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