Kinetics and mechanism of the hydrolysis of esters of hydroxymethylphosphonic and hydroxymethylethylphosphinic acids

Conclusions The reactivity of ethyl esters of phosphonic and phosphinic acids containing a hydroxymethyl group at the phosphorus atom in their reaction with hydroxide anion is usually high as a consequence of intramolecular catalysis of the cleavage of the ester bond involving the ionized OH group. The spontaneous hydrolysis of these esters proceeds according to a mechanism analogous to that for other alkyl esters of tetracoordinated phosphorus acids.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2139–2140, September, 1985.     

Kinetics of methoxy-NNO-Azoxymethane hydrolysis in strong acids

The kinetics of methoxy-NNO-azoxymethane (I) hydrolysis in concentrated solutions of strong acids (HBr, HCl, HClO₄, and H₂SO₄) has been investigated by a manometric method. The gas evolution rate is described by the equation corresponding to two consecutive first-order reactions, with the rate constant of the second reaction considerably exceeding the rate constant of the first reaction, i.e., k ₂ {ie17-1} k ₁. The temperature dependences of k ₁ (s⁻¹) in 47.59% HBr in the temperature range from 60 to 90°C and in 64.16% H₂SO₄ between 80 and 130°C are described by Arrhenius equations with IogA= 12.7 ± 1.5 and 13.6 ± 1.4 and E _a = 115 ± 10 and 137 ± 10 kJ/mol, respectively. The parameters of the Arrhenius equation for the rate constant k ₂ for the reaction in 64.16% H₂SO₄ between 80 and 130°C are IogA= 9.1 ± 2.5 and E _a = 91 ± 18 kJ/mol. An analysis of the UV spectra of compound I in concentrated H₂SO₄ shows that I is a weak base $ (pK_{BH^ + } \approx - 6) $ (pK_{BH^ + } \approx - 6) . The rate-determining step of the hydrolysis of I is the attack of the nucleophile on the carbon atom of the MeO group of the protonated molecule of I. The resulting methyldiazene dioxide decomposes via a complicated mechanism to evolve N₂, NO, and N₂O. The pseudo-first-order rate constant k ₁ of the reaction at 80°C depends strongly on the acid concentration and on the type of nucleophile (Br⁻, Cl⁻, or H₂O). The relationship between k ₁ and the rate constant k of the bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction (S_N2) is given by the linear equation log$ [k_1 /(C_H + C_{Nu} )] = m^ \ne m*X_0 + \log (k/K_{BH^ + } ) $ [k_1 /(C_H + C_{Nu} )] = m^ \ne m*X_0 + \log (k/K_{BH^ + } ) , where $ C_{H^ + } $ C_{H^ + } and C _Nu are the concentrations of H+ and nucleophile, respectively; X ₀ is the excess acidity; and m ^≠ and m* are coefficients. The Swain-Scott equation log$ (k_{Nu} /k_{H_2 O} ) = ns $ (k_{Nu} /k_{H_2 O} ) = ns , where n is the nucleophilicity factor and s is the substrate constant (s = 0.72), is applicable to the rate constants k of the S_N2 reactions of the protonated molecule of I with Br⁻, Cl⁻, and H₂O.     

Kinetics of alkaline hydrolysis of organic esters and amides in neutrally-buffered solution

Reaction rate constants for the hydrolysis of organic esters and amides were determined at temperatures of 100–240°C in aqueous solutions buffered at pH values between 5.5 and 7.3. Experiments are modeled assuming alkaline hydrolysis with a thermodynamic solution model included to account for the temperature dependence of hydroxide ion concentration. In most cases, the ester hydrolysis second order rate constants agree well with published values from experiments in strongly basic solutions at pH values from 11 to 14 and temperatures from 25–80°C, despite the large extrapolations required to compare the data sets. The amide hydrolysis rate constants are about one order of magnitude higher than the extrapolated results from other investigators, but the reaction rate increased proportionally with hydroxide ion concentration, suggesting that an alkaline hydrolysis mechanism is also appropriate. These data establish the validity of the alkaline hydrolysis mechanism and can be used to predict hydrolysis reaction rates in neutrally-buffered solutions such as many groundwater and geothermal fluids.     

Reactivity of phenyl esters of phosphorus acids in alkaline hydrolysis

Conclusions A study was made of the kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis of some phenyl esters of phosphorus acids. An estimate was made of the contribution made by the induction effect and the p–d conjugation of the phenoxyl group to the free activation energy of the alkaline hydrolysis of the investigated esters.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2794–2796, December, 1972.     

Kinetics of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of hydroxamic acids

The acid catalyzed hydrolysis of some alkylhydroxamic acids has been studied spectrophotometrically in perchloric, hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. Plots of the first order rate constant, k_obs against H⁺ show maxima, which are caused by protonation of the substrate. The mechanism of hydrolysis is found to be similar to that of amides. The variation of reaction rate with acid concentration can be described by a two-parameter equation.

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Kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis of bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic esters

Conclusions The kinetics of the hydrolysis of bis (chloromethyl)phosphinic esters was investigated in KOH medium at 10 and 25°. The rate constants are correlated with the steric constants of the leaving groups.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 923–924, April, 1967.     

\-Cyclodextrin-catalyzed effects on the hydrolysis of esters of aromatic acids

In order to make the behavior of the hydrophobic cavity of -cyclodextrin clear, we have studied -cyclodextrin-catalyzed hydrolysis of a series of nitrophenyl esters of aromatic acids. We defined a new kinetic parameter to determine the structure of the inclusion compounds. The kinetic parameters obtained provide evidence that the aromatic acid moiety rather than the nitrophenyl moiety of the esters mainly enters the hydrophobic cavity of -cyclodextrin to form the inclusion complex.Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Inclusion Phenomena and the Third International Symposium on Cyclodextrins, Lancaster, U.K., 20–25 July 1986.     

Lipase-catalyzed production of optically active acids via asymmetric hydrolysis of esters

It has been found that lipase fromCandida cylindracea hydrolyzes octyl R(+)- but not S(-)-2-chloropropionate. At the same time, the enzyme exhibits no appreciable stereoselectivity in the hydrolysis of the methyl ester of the same acid. Solubility determination experiments showed that at the concentrations used, methyl 2-chloropropionate was completely dissolved in water, whereas the octyl ester existed as an emulsion in water. It is therefore speculated that in order to express its stereoselectivity the lipase needs to adsorb on the substrate—water interface. R,S-2-chloropropionic acid was preparatively resolved via yeast lipase-catalyzed asymmetric hydrolysis of its octyl ester. Gram quantities of R(+)-chloropropionic acid and octyl S(-)-2-chloropropionate of high optical purity were readily prepared.     

Kinetics of alkaline hydrolysis of esters of phosphorus acids in micellar and hexagonal phases in the cetyldimethylethylammonium bromide—NaOH—water system

The influence of micellar (Mi) and hexagonal (E) mesophases of the cetyldimethylethylammonium bromide—NaOH—water system (I) on the rates on alkaline hydrolysis ofO-p-nitrophenyl-O,O-diethyl phosphate (2),O-p-nitrophenyl-O-ethylethyl phosphonate (3), andO,O-di(p-nitrophenyl)methyl phosphonate (4) was studied by UV spectrophotometry. The binding constants of the substrates, critical micelle concentrations, and rate constants of reactions in the micellar phase were determined. In micellar solutions of systemI, a tenfold increase in the rates of alkaline hydrolysis of2–4 was observed. An increase in the degree of medium ordering during the formation of the E-phase results in a twofold acceleration of alkaline hydrolysis of2 and3 and in the inhibition of this process in the case of4. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1499–1504, August, 1998.     

Changing mechanisms in the beta-cyclodextrin-mediated hydrolysis of phenyl esters of perfluoroalkanoic acids

The rate of hydrolysis of esters CF(3)(CF(2))(n)COOPh (1 (n = 1), 2 (n = 2), and 3 (n = 6)) was measured at pH 6.00 and at pH higher than 9.00 in the presence of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD). For compounds 1 and 2 the reaction rate decreases as the beta-CD concentration increases, and they show saturation effects at all pH. It is suggested that the substrate forms an inclusion complex with cyclodextrin. Analysis of the rate data allows calculation of the association equilibrium constant, K(CD), the rate constant for the reaction of the included compound, k(c), and K(TS) which is the hypothetical association equilibrium constant for the transition state of the cyclodextrin-mediated reaction. The dependence of log K(CD) and log K(TS) with the number of atoms in the chain is different. We suggest that the reactions of 1 and 2 take place with the perfluorinated alkyl chain included in the cavity, whereas the transition state for the reaction of phenyl trifluoroacetate involves a complex with the aryl ring inside the cavity. At low pH the inhibition comes from the protection of the carbonyl group toward nucleophilic attack by water. In basic pH the reaction of HO(-) as an external nucleophile is also inhibited. The cyclodextrin-mediated reaction involves the ionized OH group at the rim of the cyclodextrin cavity with poor efficiency due to an unfavorable orientation of the substrate in the complex. On the other hand, the reaction of compound 3 is strongly accelerated by cyclodextrin because the association of the substrate with cyclodextrin competes with the monomer-aggregate equilibrium and at high enough cyclodextrin concentration the main species present in solution is the complex between 3 and cyclodextrin.     

Kinetics of the transesterification of para-nitrophenyl esters of phosphorus acids in water and aqueous hexamethylphosphorotriamide

The rate constants for the substitution of the para-nitrophenoxide ion by the phenoxide and hydroxide ions in phosphates and phosphonates are enhanced upon the addition of hexamethylphosphorotriamide (HMPTA) to water. The lack of alkaline hydrolysis of the esters in 90% aqueous HMPTA containing PhONa is a consequence of the formation of the PhOH... OH complex, which is nonreactive.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420083 Kazan. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 456–459, February, 1992.