Double Bond Migration Mechanism in Allyl Systems Involving the Hydroxide Ion. 3. Supermolecular Approach

The mechanism of a proton transfer in an allyl system involving the hydroxide ion was investigated by the RHF/6-31+G* and MP2/6-31+G* methods with one, two, and four water molecules (water regarded as a solvent) included in the calculation; in the fourth model, the reactant system and two H₂O molecules were placed into continuum. A possible mechanism of intramolecular proton transfer involving easy exchange of water molecules between the first and second coordination spheres of the propenide ion is considered. The results are compared with those obtained with gas-phase and polarizable continuum models.