Kinetics and mechanism of unimolecular heterolysis of cage-like compounds: XXI. Solvent effect on the realtive rate of heterolysis of 2-methyland 2-phenyl-2-haloadamantanes. Role of activation parameters

The kinetics of heterolysis of 2-chloro-2-methyladamantane, 2-bromo-2-methyladamantane, 2-chloro-2-phenyladamantane, and 2-bromo-2-phenyladamantane in isopropyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, acetonitrile, nitromethane, cyclohexanone, and γ-butyrolactone were studied using the verdazyl technique. The rate constant ratio k _Ph/k _Me decreases from three orders of magnitude to unity in the solvent series BuOH > i-PrOH > t-BuOH > MeCN > PhNO₂ > cyclohexanone > γ-butyrolactone > sulfolane, which results from weakening of conjugation between the phenyl group and emerging carbocationic center. The effect of solvent on the entropy and enthalpy of heterolysis in going from 2-methyl-substituted 2-haloadamantanes to their 2-phenyl analogs is discussed.     

Kinetics and mechanism of unimolecular heterolysis of cage-like compounds: XIX. Effect of the nucleofuge nature on the activation parameters of heterolysis of 1-halo-1-methylcyclohexanes in cyclohexane. Heterolysis rate ratio in aprotic and protic solvents

Heterolysis of 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane in cyclohexane (E1 reaction) involves solvation of the transition state (ΔS^≡ = ?81 J mol^?1K^?1), while heterolysis of 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane is characterized by desolvation of the transition state (ΔS^≡ = 92 J mol^?1K^?1). The probability for the formation of transition state (interaction between cationoid intermediate and solvent cavity) increases in the first case due to enhanced stability of the solvated intermediate, and in the second, due to reduction in its size. The bromide/chloride heterolysis rate ratio decreases as the ionizing power of aprotic solvent decreases and that of protic solvent increases.     

Kinetics and mechanism of monomolecular heterolysis of commercial organohalogen compounds: XLIII. Solvent effect on activation parameters of dehydrochlorination of 3-chloro-3-methylbut-1-ene. Correlation analysis of solvation effects

The influence of temperature on the rate of dehydrochlorination of 3-chloro-3-methylbut-1-ene in 17 aprotic and 13 protic solvents, ν = k[C₅H₉Cl], was studied by the verdazyl method. In aprotic solvents, the electrophilicity, ionizing power, and cohesion of solvents decrease ΔG ^≠ by increasing ΔS ^≠. The nucleophilicity and polarizability increase both ΔH ^≠ and ΔS ^≠ to equal extent and therefore do not affect ΔG ^≠. In protic solvents, the solvent nucleophilicity increases ΔH ^≠ to a greater extent than ΔS ^≠, and the overall effect of the nucleophilic solvation is small and negative.     

Kinetics and mechanism of substitution reactions of complexes,XX

Thermal decomposition of 21 complexes of the type [Co(DH)₂(amine)₂]NCS has been studied under the conditions of thermogravimetric analysis, by using different heating rates. From the thermogravimetric curves apparent kinetic parameters of the pyrolysis reaction have been derived by means of the modified Doyle method. Apparent reaction order increases and apparent activation energy decreases with increasing heating rate. Thus, the obtained kinetic parameters do not characterize the purely chemical reaction, but the complex heterogeneous process as a whole. The explanation of the observed effect is discussed. Results are compared with those obtained with other analogous complexes.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von 21 Komplexen des Typs [Co(DH)₂(Amin)₂]NCS wurde thermogravimetrisch bei verschiedenen Aufheizungsgeschwindigkeiten untersucht. Aus den TG-Kurven wurden die scheinbaren kinetischen Parameter der Reaktion mit Hilfe der Doyleschen Methode ermittelt. Bei zunehmender Aufheizungsgeschwindigkeit wächst die scheinbare Reaktionsordnung während die scheinbare Aktivierungsenergie abnimmt. Die erhaltenen chemischen Parameter kennzeichnen nicht die eigentliche chemische Reaktion, sondern den ganzen komplexen heterogenen Vorgang. Die beobachteten Effekte wurden diskutiert und die Ergebnisse verglichen mit Resultaten von Untersuchungen anderer analoger Komplexe.

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Résumé On a étudié par thermogravimétrie, avec différentes vitesses d'échauffement, la décomposition thermique de 21 complexes du type [Co(DH)₂(amine)₂SCN. On a calculé suivant la méthode deDoyle les paramètres cinétiques apparents déduits des courbes d'ATG. L'ordre apparent de la réaction augmente si la vitesse d'échauffement croît, alors que l'énergie d'activation apparente décroît. Les paramètres cinétiques obtenus ne caractérisent que le processus hétérogène complexe et non la réaction chimique proprement dite. Les effets observés ont été discutés et comparés avec les résultats obtenus avec d'autres complexes analogues.

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Kinetics and mechanism of the monomerization of a Re(V) dithiolato dimer with monodentate ligands. Electronic and steric effects

The sulfur-bridged dimeric dithiolato rhenium(V) chelate [CH3(O)Re(eta 2,mu-o-SCH2C6H4S)]2 (D), derived from 2-mercaptothiophenol, was monomerized to give [CH3(O)Re(eta 2-o-SCH2C6H4S)]L (M-L) in benzene upon reaction with various neutral and anionic monodentate ligands (L) such as pyridine and its substituted derivatives, triarylphosphines, dimethyl sulfoxide, 4-picoline-N-oxide, and halide ions. The kinetic observations can readily be interpreted for all ligands by a unified mechanism in which the initial fast formation of a 1:1 (DL) and 1:2 (DL2) adduct is followed by the slow monomerization of each species so formed. The use of different ligands gave insight into different steps of the same multistep mechanism. The kinetics of ligand exchange between free L and the monomeric complexes was also studied; an associative pathway has been proposed to interpret the results. The crystal structures of two new monomeric ML complexes (with L = 4-acetylpyridine and 1,3-diethylthiourea) are reported.     

Reactivities of heterocyclic compounds in niration. 4. Kinetics and mechanism of nitration of 2-picrylaminopyridine in sulfuric acid

The kinetics of nitration of 2-picrylaminopyridine with nitric acid in 85– 96% sulfuric acid were studied by a spectrophotometric method. It is shown that 2-picrylaminopyridine undergoes the reaction in the protonated form. The kinetic parameters of the nitration and the relative reactivity as compared with benzene were calculated. See [1] for communication 3. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 363–365, March, 1980.     

Reactivity of 2-halo-2H-azirines. Part 3: Dehalogenation of 2-halo-2H-azirine-2-carboxylates

The dehalogenation of 2-halo-3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylates is described. Using sodium borohydride and tributyltin hydride 3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylates were obtained in moderate yields. The synthesis of a new 2-bromo-2H-azirines with a chiral auxiliary, 10-phenylsulfonylisobornyl 2-bromo-3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate, is reported. Its dehalogenation led to 10-phenylsulfonylisobornyl 2H-azirine-2-carboxylate as single stereoisomer together with the formation of 10-phenylsulfonylisobornyl acetate.     

Kinetics and mechanism of styrene hydroalkoxycarbonylation catalyzed by the complex PdCl2(Ph3P)2 in the presence of butanol

The single-factor experiment method was used to study the kinetics of styrene hydrobutoxycarbonylation catalyzed by the complex PdG₂(Ph₃P)₂ in dioxane (383 K, [BuOH] = 1–8 mol/1). The rates of accumulation of the regioisomeric reaction products as empirical functions of CO pressure and concentrations of styrene, triphenylphosphine, and the catalyst were found. The acyl complex (PhC₂H₄CO)PdCl(Ph₃P)₂ was isolated from the reaction mixture. The assumed intermediate of an alcoholate mechanism, the (BuOOC)PdCl(Ph₃P)₂ complex, is not formed by the reaction of PdCl₂(Ph₃P)₂ with CO and butanol. The set of data generally corresponds to a hydride mechanism of styrene hydrocarboxylation, which includes three key intermediates HPdCIL_2-n(CO)_n (n= 0–2). A change in the solvation properties of the reaction medium due to the replacement of water by butanol affects the kinetic scheme of the process.     

Kinetics and mechanism of monomolecular heterolysis of commercial organohalogen compounds: XXXVIII. Correlation analysis of solvent effects on the activation parameters of heterolysis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>-BuBr and <Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>-BuI

Heterolysis of t-BuBr and t-BuI in aprotic solvents involves a H - S compensation effect. The G of t-BuBr heterolysis in aprotic solvents decreases with increasing solvent polarity and cohesion, whereas the respective value for t-BuI heterolysis decreases with increasing solvent polarity, nucleophilicity, and polarizability. In protic solvents, a negative effect of nucleophilic solvation is observed.Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 74, No. 9, 2004, pp. 1476–1483.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Ponomarev, Zaliznyi, Dvorko.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Dynamics effects on an E2/E1cb borderline mechanism: unimolecular elimination of 2-aryl-3-chloro-2-R-propanols

The mechanistic dichotomy between concerted E2 and stepwise E1cb of the base-promoted elimination of 2-aryl-3-chloro-2-R-propanols was examined computationally at the HF, M05-2X, and MP2 levels of theory. Optimizations of transition states (TSs) and reaction intermediates, and intrinsic reaction coordinates (IRC) calculations showed that there was a single reaction route for each substrate, and that the mechanism could be changed from E2 to E1cb by making a carbanion intermediate more stable through the introduction of electron-withdrawing substituents. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that trajectories started at a single TS led directly to two product regions; the carbanion intermediate region in the E1cb mechanism, and the alkene product region in the E2 mechanism, through path bifurcation after the TS. The present system is a new example of bifurcation in reactions of closed-shell molecules. The overall reaction mechanism changes dynamically from E2 to E1cb by a gradual change in the ratio of E2 and E1cb trajectories, rather than a path switch in concurrent pathways.     

Structural characteristics of 2-halo-1,3,2-dithiarsenic compounds and tris-(pentafluorophenylthio)-arsen

The combination of various dithiols and AsX₃ (X = F, Cl) produces the series of cyclized halo-arsenic dithiolate compounds: 2-chloro-1,3,2-dithiarsolane [AsCl(SCH₂CH₂S)] (1), 2-iodo-1,3,2-dithiarsolane [AsI(SCH₂CH₂S)] (2), 2-chloro-1,3,2-dithiarsenane [AsCl(SCH₂CH₂CH₂S)] (3), 2-iodo-1,3,2-dithiarsenane [AsI(SCH₂CH₂CH₂S)] (4), 3-chloro-4H,7H-5,6-benz-1,3,2-dithiarsepine [AsCl(SCH₂)₂(C₆H₄)] (5), 1,2-bis-dithiarsolan-2-ylmercapto-ethane [As₂(SCH₂CH₂S)₂(SCH₂CH₂S)] (6) and tris-(pentafluorophenylthio)-arsen [As(SC₆F₅)₃] (7). The geometry around As for these compounds is best described as trigonal pyramidal with varying degrees of distortion. Compound 1 crystallizes in two polymorphic forms with similar structural parameters. The compounds have been characterized by IR, ¹H, ¹⁹F, and ¹³C NMR, X-ray crystallography and GC-MS.     

Organometallic complex compounds,part 51. Ligand property controlled CO-insertion in nickel complexes: Separation of electronic and steric effects

Summary The influence of twenty phosphorus-containing ligands on the CO insertion with four-coordinated Ni¹¹ complexes as starting reagents is reported. Quantitative separation of the electronic and steric effects by a multilinear regression analysis (55% electronic and 45% steric influence) is presented together with a three dimensional representation. An increase in donor-capacity favours CO insertion and an increase in steric hindrance leads to a decrease in the fraction of the corresponding ketone.     

Kinetics and mechanism of olefin catalytic hydroalumination by organoaluminum compounds

The complex reaction mechanism of α-olefin catalytic hydroalumination by alkylalanes is investigated via mathematical modeling that involves plotting the kinetic models for the individual reactions that make up a complex system and a separate study of their principles. Kinetic parameters of olefin catalytic hydroalumination are estimated. Activation energies of the possible steps of the schemes of complex reaction mechanisms are compared and possible reaction pathways are determined.     

Kinetics and product distribution of 1-adamantyl picrate heterolysis in acetonitrile in the presence of triphenylverdazyls

The reaction of triphenylverdazyls with strong acids in acetonitrile in the presence of salts with chloride anion is reversible. The observed rate of the heterolysis of 1-adamantyl picrate in the presence of triphenylverdazyls does not depend on the substituent in the latter and its concentration. The contribution of the verdazyl alkylation pathway is minor, the indicator is consumed mainly in the reaction with the acid liberated from the solvolysis. Thus, triphenylverdazyls are not indicators for the solvent-separated ion pairs.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the nitrosobenzene deoxygenation by trivalent phosphorous compounds

The reaction of aryl nitroso compounds with organic phosphines and phosphites in aerated media is a convenient non-photolytic procedure to generate aromatic nitroso oxides. The reaction rate constants and activation parameters of the key (for the proposed method of nitroso oxide generation) reaction of nitrosobenzene with tripenyl phosphite or para-substituted phosphines (4-RC₆H₄)₃P (R = MeO, Me, H, F), as well as that of para-methoxynitrosobenzene with triphenylphosphine in acetonitrile were determined by kinetic spectrophotometry and chemiluminescence. A significant transfer of the electron density to the nitroso compound occurs in the transition state of the reaction as was revealed using the Hammett correlation analysis and DFT calculations in the M06L/6-311+G(d,p) approximation. The introduction of the electron-donor substituent MeO into the para-position of PhNO decreases the reactivity of the nitroso compound by two orders of magnitude. The reactivity of triphenyl phosphite in the oxygen atom transfer reaction is lower by two orders of magnitude compared to that of triphenylphosphine. In the case of the reactions of PhNO with phosphines, the apparent rate constant depends on the oxygen content in the reaction medium.     

Reaction pathways and free energy barriers for alkaline hydrolysis of insecticide 2-trimethylammonioethyl methylphosphonofluoridate and related organophosphorus compounds: electrostatic and steric effects

Reaction pathways and free energy barriers for alkaline hydrolysis of the highly neurotoxic insecticide 2-trimethylammonioethyl methylphosphonofluoridate and related organophosphorus compounds were studied by performing first-principles electronic structure calculations on representative methylphosphonofluoridates, (RO)CH3P(O)F, in which R = CH2CH2N+(CH3)3, CH3, CH2CH2C(CH3)3, CH2CH2CH(CH3)2, CH(CH3)CH2N+(CH3)3, and CH(CH3)CH2N(CH3)2. The dominant reaction pathway was found to be associated with a transition state in which the attacking nucleophile OH- and the leaving group F- are positioned on opposite sides of the plane formed by the three remaining atoms attached to the phosphorus in order to minimize the electrostatic repulsion between these two groups. The free energy barriers calculated for the rate-determining step of the dominant pathway are 12.5 kcal/mol when R = CH2CH2N+(CH3)3, 15.5 kcal/mol when R = CH3, 17.9 kcal/mol when R = CH2CH2C(CH3)3, 16.5 kcal/mol when R = CH2CH2CH(CH3)2, 13.4 kcal/mol when R = CH(CH3)CH2N+(CH3)3, and 18.7 kcal/mol when R = CH(CH(3))CH(2)N(CH(3))(2). The calculated free energy barriers are in good agreement with available experimentally derived activation free energies, i.e. 14.7 kcal/mol when R = CH(3), 13.4 kcal/mol when R = CH2CH2N+(CH3)3, and 13.9 kcal/mol when R = CH(CH3)CH2N+(CH3)3. A detailed analysis of the calculated energetic results and available experimental data suggests that the net charge of the molecule (M) being hydrolyzed is a prominent factor affecting the free energy barrier (DeltaG) for the alkaline hydrolysis of phosphodiesters, phosphonofluoridates, and related organophosphorus compounds. The electrostatic interactions between the attacking nucleophile OH- and the molecule M being hydrolyzed favor such an order of the free energy barrier: DeltaG(M(+)+OH-) < DeltaG(M0+OH-) < DeltaG(M(-)+OH-), where M+, M0, and M- represent the cationic, neutral, and anionic molecules, respectively. The change of the substituent R in (RO)CH(3)P(O)F from CH3 to CH2CH2N+(CH3)3 is associated with both the electrostatic and steric effects on the free energy barrier, but the electrostatic effect dominates the substituent shift of the free energy barrier. This helps to better understand why the alkaline hydrolysis of (RO)CH3P(O)F with R = CH2CH2N+(CH3)3 and CH(CH3)CH2N+(CH3)3 is significantly faster than that with R = CH3. The effect of electrostatic interaction also helps to understand why the rate constants for the alkaline hydrolysis of phosphodiesters, such as intramolecular second messenger adenosine 3',5'-phosphate (cAMP), are generally smaller than those for the alkaline hydrolysis of the phosphonofluoridates and related phosphotriesters.     

Studies in the heterocyclic series. XX. 1,4-Diazaphenoxazine and related compounds

As part of our program on the synthesis of new psychotropic agents, the parent rings of two diazaphenox-azines are described. The reaction of 2-aminophenol and 2,3-dichloropyrazine in alkaline media gave good yields of 1,4-diazaphenoxazine. Replacement of 2,3-dichloropyrazine with 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline gave on the other hand the heterocycle, 1,4-diazabenzo[b]phenoxazine. Nitration and S-oxide formation were achieved by reaction with mixed nitric and sulfuric acids. Mechanistic pathways to these compounds were also discussed.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the bromination of aromatic compounds by N-bromosuccinimide in solution

The kinetics of bromination of several aromatic compounds (anilides, anisoles, and phenols) was investigated in 80% aqueous acetic acid (v/v) in the temperature range 20–50°C using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as the reagent. The reaction was found to be first order in the aromatic substrate (ArH), and zero order in NBS, the overall order being 1. Stoichiometry of the reaction was 1:1. An increase in solvent polarity increased the reaction rate, and chloride ions were found to be specific catalysts for the reaction. Arrhenius activation energy remained almost constant for all the substrates. A probable mechanism explaining all these observed facts was proposed. The mechanism involved an attack by Br⁺ or more probably by a solvated Br⁺ ion on the aromatic substrate.