A Kinetic Study on Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions of Aryl Benzenesulfonates with Potassium Ethoxide: Role of K+ Ion and Reaction Mechanism Deduced from Analyses of LFERs and Activation Parameters

作者：Um Ik Hwan^*; Kang Ji Sun; Shin Young Hee; Buncel Erwin

来源：Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 78(2): 490-497.

DOI：10.1021/jo302373y

Pseudofirst-order rate constants (k(obsd)) have been measured spectrophotometrically for the nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates 4a-f and Y-substituted phenyl benzenesulfonates 5a-k with EtOK in anhydrous ethanol. Dissection of k(obsd) into k(EtO-) and k(EtOK) (i.e., the second-order rate constants for the reactions with the dissociated EtO- and ion-paired EtOK, respectively) shows that the ion-paired EtOK is more reactive than the dissociated EtO-, indicating that K+ ion catalyzes the reaction. The catalytic effect exerted by K+ ion (e.g., the k(EtOK)/k(EtO-) ratio) decreases linearly as the substituent X in the benzenesulfonyl moiety changes from an electron-donating group (EDG) to an electron-withdrawing group (EWG), but it is independent of the electronic nature of the substituent Y in the leaving group. The reactions have been concluded to proceed through a concerted mechanism from analyses of the kinetic data through linear free energy relationships (e.g., the Bronsted-type, Hammett, and Yukawa-Tsuno plots). K+ ion catalyzes the reactions by increasing the electrophilicity of the reaction center through a cyclic transition state (TS) rather than by increasing the nucleofugality of the leaving group. Activation parameters (e.g., Delta H double dagger and Delta S double dagger) determined from the reactions performed at five different temperatures further support the proposed mechanism and TS structures.

• 出版日期2013-1-18