Sulfonyl Chloride Kinetics. Part III. Nucleophilic Interaction on the Transition State for 4-X-Benzenesulfonyl Chloride Solvolyses

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1451-1455 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rossall ◽  
R. E. Robertson

The kinetic solvent isotope effect [Formula: see text], was measured for 4-X-benzenesulfonyl chlorides (where X = MeO, Me, H, Br, and NO2) and shown to vary systematically, giving linear correlations with Hammett σ values and with [Formula: see text] ratios. These results contrast with the lack of sensitivity in k.s.i.e. to structural changes for displacement from a saturated carbon atom. This behavior is attributed to a greater degree of bond making required to achieve a critical charge on the chloride of the sulfonyl chloride at the transition state.

1970 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 2427
Author(s):  
ML Tonnet ◽  
AN Hambly

The values of the thermodynamic parameters of activation have been determined for the solvolysis of methanesulphonyl chloride in H2O and D2O and their mixtures with moderate amounts of dioxan. Some of the data are not in agreement with the postulate that the kinetic solvent isotope effect and the maximum in the rate of solvolysis produced by the addition of dioxan are due to changes in the initial state of the reacting system rather than to changes in the transition state. The addition of dioxan does not produce a large reduction in the solvent isotope effect as reported for the hydrolysis of t-butyl chloride and predicted to be general. The relative rates of solvolysis in mixtures of H2O and D2O are not in agreement with the analysis of such reactions by Swain and Thornton.


1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. F. Ko ◽  
R. E. Robertson

The temperature coefficients of the enthalpy of activation [Formula: see text] for the hydrolysis of the three chlorosulfates, methyl, ethyl, and β-chloro, are shown to have values of −50,−55, and −60 cal deg−1 mol−1; values in the same range as previously reported for the hydrolysis of the sulfonyl chlorides. The corresponding value for the β-methoxy isomer was −40 cal deg−1 mol−1, about the same as found for the p-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride. The kinetic solvent isotope effect, however, was significantly lower than reported for the sulfonyl chloride series, being about the same as found for the hydrolysis of the alkyl halides. While some degree of nucleophilic overlap is probably required in the activation process, the requirement here is reduced to about the same level as that for the primary halides, and there is no need to postulate a different mechanism on passing from the methyl to the ethyl member of the series, confirming the earlier conclusion of Buncel and Millington.


1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1707-1711 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Robertson

The structural nature of water is a major factor in determining the solvent isotope effect and the apparent heat capacity of activation for solvolysis. The consequences of this assumption are examined for the SN2 mechanism in terms of solvation changes at the transition state and the probable make-up of the activation energy.


1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1401-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. McKinnon ◽  
A. Queen

The effects of structural changes on the rates of hydrolysis of a series of chlorothionoformate esters and the analogous chlorodithioformate esters have been studied. For both classes of compound, the reactivity is enhanced by increased electron donation by the hydrocarbon group. These results, the activation parameters for the hydrolyses of the methyl compounds, and the solvent isotope effect are shown to be consistent with the operation of the SN1 mechanism.


1964 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 461-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred V. Willi

From the known difference of free energies of liquid H2O and D2O at 25°, the following partition function ratio may be calculated: QD2O/QH2O = 1416. By combination with the constant L=11.0 for the equilibrium 2 D3O⊕ +3 H2O ⇆ 2H3O⊕ + 3D2O, one obtains QD3O/QH3O = 16100. The partition function ratio of an organic acid ROH is approximated by QROD/QROH ≈ (QD2O/QH2O)½. KH/KD≈ 3.3 is calculated for the solvent isotope effect on the acidity of ROH. Correspondingly, the approximation QSD/QSH ≈ (QD3O/QΗ3O)⅓ is introduced for conjugate acids (SH®) of ethers and carbonyl compounds, leading to the solvent isotope effect: KH/KD ≈ 2.2. - In the acid-catalysed hydrolysis of acetals, the formation of the transition state involves the complete transformation from the H3O⊕ to the H2O state of 2 OH bonds and the partial transformation of one more OH bond. Consequently, the limits 1/3.3 < kH/kD < 1/2.2 are calculated for the kinetic solvent isotope effect. The following equation is valid for the general acid catalysis by HA of the enolisation of acetone: kHA/kDA = (KHA/KDA) / (KSH/KSD). Theoretical values are calculated which agree well with experimental data. - On the basis of a simple model for the transition state, the solvent isotope effect on rate determining H® transfer from acetic acid to a substrate (general acid catalysis) may be calculated. (kHA/kDA) min = 5.7 is obtained as a limiting value.


1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rossall ◽  
R. E. Robertson

The temperature dependence of the rate of hydrolysis of benzoic, phthalic, and succinic anhydrides have been determined in H2O and D2O under "neutral" conditions. Corresponding data have been obtained for methyl trifluoroacetate. While both series supposedly react by the same BAc2 mechanism, remarkable differences are made obvious by this investigation. Possible sources of such differences are proposed.


2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1682-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riki Paur-Afshari ◽  
J. Lin ◽  
Richard H. Schultz

1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 660-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W. Epperlein ◽  
H. Krüger ◽  
. Lutz ◽  
A. Schwenk

For 67Zn NMR lines of solutions of ZnCl2, ZnBr2, and ZnI2 in H2O and D2O an anomalous solvent isotope effect is reported. In D2O solutions the lines are shifted to higher frequencies. The difference between the shieldings in H2O and D2O is e.g. σ(H2O) - σ(D2O) = (13.1 ±0.7) ppm for a concentration of 0.02 moles zinc bromide per mole solvent.


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