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Effective charge development in the transfer of the acetyl group between nucleophiles in acetonitrile solution: Acetolysis and butylaminolysis of substituted phenyl esters
Maude, Antony B.,Williams, Andrew
, p. 179 - 183 (2007/10/03)
Equilibrium and rate constants have been measured for the phenolyses of acetic anhydride in acetonitrile solution. Acetolysis of substituted phenyl acetates by acetate ion possesses a Bronsted βlg value of -1.50 which, together with a βeq value of 2.86, indicates substantial fission of the C-OAr bond in the transition structure. The value of βeq is employed to identify the rate-limiting steps in aminolyses in acetonitrile. Butylaminolysis of substituted phenyl acetates in acetonitrile solution yields amide and substituted phenolate anion and the kinetics obey the general rate law: Rate = k1[ester][amine] + k2[ester][amine]2 + k3[ester][amine][18-crown-6] Free energy plots of log k1 and log k2 exhibit breaks near pKaArOH values of 9 and 8, respectively, and these can be interpreted by a mechanism which involves a common zwitterionic adduct T±, which partitions to give the product by two routes: A involving direct expulsion of the phenolate ion leaving group (k1 parameter) and B involving proton transfer prior to phenolate ion expulsion (k2 parameter). The formation of T± is rate-limiting for the A path and C-OAr bond fission is rate-limiting for the B mechanism.
