The kinetics and mechanism of acid catalysed hydrolysis of lactams

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (23) ◽  
pp. 2423-2432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wan ◽  
Tomasz A. Modro ◽  
Keith Yates
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Steric Effects ◽  
Ring Size ◽  
Intermediate Type ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
Activity Dependence ◽  
Ion Species ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The acid-catalysed hydrolysis of lactams of ring size 4–7, and of N-ethylacetamide, has been studied at various temperatures in 0–70% aqueous sulfuric acids. The kinetics have been analysed by means of the r-hydration parameter treatment and the transition-state activity coefficient (TSAC) approach. Except for the β-lactam, all substrates show a strong positive rate dependence on water activity, indicating a tetrahedral intermediate type of mechanism [Formula: see text], similar to that found for simple (acyclic) amide hydrolyses; only the β-lactam shows a negative rate – water activity dependence, which is interpreted in terms of a unimolecular [Formula: see text] mechanism, involving rate-determining acylium ion formation. Similarly, all substrates except the β-lactam show a pronounced destabilization of the transition-state as acidity is increased, typical of oxonium ion species. The behaviour of the β-lactam resembles that of methyl mesitoate hydrolysis. Basicity constants for lactams of ring size 4–9 show a definite dependence on ring size, with the δ-lactam being unusually basic. Both rate and pK dependence on ring size are discussed in terms of ring strain and steric effects. The activation parameters, particularly ΔS≠, are fully consistent with the conclusions drawn concerning transition-state hydration.

Effect of Medium on Reactivity for Alkaline Hydrolysis of p-Nitrophenyl Acetate and S-p-Nitrophenyl Thioacetate in DMSO-H2O Mixtures of Varying Compositions: Ground State and Transition State Contributions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ik-Hwan Um ◽  
Seungjae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Kinetic Data ◽  
Reaction Medium ◽  
Stepwise Mechanism ◽  
Rate Determining Step ◽  
Leaving Group ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Second-order rate constants (kN) for reactions of p-nitrophenyl acetate (1) and S-p-nitrophenyl thioacetate (2) with OH‒ have been measured spectrophotometrically in DMSO-H2O mixtures of varying compositions at 25.0 ± 0.1 oC. The kN value increases from 11.6 to 32,800 M‒1s‒1 for the reactions of 1 and from 5.90 to 190,000 M‒1s‒1 for those of 2 as the reaction medium changes from H2O to 80 mol % DMSO, indicating that the effect of medium on reactivity is more remarkable for the reactions of 2 than for those of 1. Although 2 possesses a better leaving group than 1, the former is less reactive than the latter by a factor of 2 in H2O. This implies that expulsion of the leaving group is not advanced in the rate-determining transition state (TS), i.e., the reactions of 1 and 2 with OH‒ proceed through a stepwise mechanism, in which expulsion of the leaving group from the addition intermediate occurs after the rate-determining step (RDS). Addition of DMSO to H2O would destabilize OH‒ through electronic repulsion between the anion and the negative-dipole end in DMSO. However, destabilization of OH‒ in the ground state (GS) is not solely responsible for the remarkably enhanced reactivity upon addition of DMSO to the medium. The effect of medium on reactivity has been dissected into the GS and TS contributions through combination of the kinetic data with the transfer enthalpies (ΔΔHtr) from H2O to DMSO-H2O mixtures for OH‒ ion.

Solvolysis of isopropyl bromide in ethanol–water mixtures. Dissection into initial state and transition state contributions

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (24) ◽  
pp. 3944-3948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiendelt Drenth ◽  
Michael Cocivera
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Thermodynamic Parameters ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Solvent Composition ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Partial Vapor Pressure ◽  
State Variation

Rates were determined for the solvolysis of isopropyl bromide in ethanol–water mixtures (20 to 80% by volume of ethanol) at 50 and 75 °C and the corresponding activation parameters calculated. From the partial vapor pressure of isopropyl bromide over the various solutions at 50 and 75 °C, the variations in its initial state thermodynamic parameters were calculated. Thus, the variation in the activation parameters with solvent composition could be analyzed in terms of initial and transition state contributions. The initial state variation dominates according to a unimolecular as well as to a bimolecular treatment of data.

Hydroboration of acyclic allenes with disiamylborane

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1083-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Sethi ◽  
G. C. Joshi ◽  
D. Devaprabhakara
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Atom ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Steric Effects ◽  
Electrophilic Attack ◽  
Terminal Carbon Atom ◽  
Central Carbon Atom ◽  
Central Carbon

The present investigation demonstrates the hydroboration of 1,2-nonadiene, phenylpropadiene, 3-phenyl-1,2-butadiene, 4,5-nonadiene, and tetramethylallene with disiamylborane. All the allenes except tetramethylallene underwent 100% conversion. Examination of the products indicated preferential electrophilic attack of boron on the least substituted terminal carbon atom in the case of 1,2-nonadiene, phenylpropadiene, 3-phenyl-1,2-butadiene, and on the central carbon atom in 4,5-nonadiene. In tetramethylallene boron, attack was exclusively on the central carbon atom. These results have been explained in terms of steric effects on a four-centered transition state.

scholarly journals Influence of Water Activity on Protease Adsorbed on Biochar in Organic Solvents

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidetaka Noritomi ◽  
Jumpei Nishigami ◽  
Nobuyuki Endo ◽  
Satoru Kato ◽  
Katsumi Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Butyl Ester ◽  
Nitrogen Atmosphere ◽  
Bamboo Charcoal ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

We have found that the organic solvent-resistance of Alpha-chymotrypsin (Alpha-CT) is enhanced by adsorbing Alpha-CT onto bamboo charcoal powder (BCP), which is obtained by pyrolyzing bamboo waste under nitrogen atmosphere, and is markedly dependent on the thermodynamic water activity (aw) in organic solvents. When BCP-adsorbed　Alpha-CT was immersed in acetonitrile at an appropriate water activity, it effectively enhanced the transesterification of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester (N-Ac-Tyr-OEt) with n-butanol (BuOH) to produce N-acetyl-L-tyrosine butyl ester (N-Ac-Tyr-OBu), compared to the hydrolysis of N-Ac-Tyr-OEt with water to give N-acetyl-L-tyrosine (N-Ac-Tyr-OH). When the water activity was 0.28, the initial rate of transesterification catalyzed by BCP-adsorbed Alpha-CT was about sixty times greater than that catalyzed by free Alpha-CT. Regarding the reaction selectivity which is defined as a ratio of the initial rate of transesterification to that of hydrolysis, BCP-adsorbed α-CT was much superior to free Alpha-CT. The catalytic activity of BCP-adsorbed Alpha-CT was markedly dependent on the reaction temperature. Furthermore, concerning the thermal stability at 50 oC, the half-life of BCP-adsorbed Alpha-CT exhibited 3.8-fold, compared to that of free Alpha-CT.

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