The mechanism of 2-methylbutene-2 hydrohalogenation in solid phase

Complexes and reactions of 2-methylbutene-2 with hydrohalogen (HCl, HBr) have been studied in solid phase at 80–150 K. It has been found that 2-methylbutene-2 forms with HX complexes of 1:1 and 1:2 composition. Hydrohalogenation proceeds via the rearrangement of complex 2HX·C₅H₁₀ into complex of the addition product with HX. Kinetic equation depends on the reagents ratio. In excess of HX (1< HX:C₅H₁₀< 10) reaction can be described by the first order kinetic equation. If the ratio HX:C₅H₁₀ is more than 10, reaction is described by polychronous kinetic law. The effective activation energy of solid phase hydrohalogenation does not exceed 20 kJ/mole. The molecular mechanism of hydrohalogenation in solid phase has been proposed.