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Secondary deuterium isotope effects on both rate and product determining steps in the thermolysis of 4-methylene-1-pyrazoline
Chang, Moon Ho,Crawford, Robert J.
, p. 2556 - 2568 (2007/10/02)
The secondary deuterium kinetic isotope effect in the thermolysis of 4-methylene-1-pyrazoline and four of its deuterated isomers has been studied.The value of δΔG*/n is 142 cal mol-1 if it is a single C-N cleavage process or 71 cal mol-1 if it is a concerted rupture of two C-N bonds.The product distributions can only be rationalized in terms of a mechanism involving a rate determining C-N bond rupture to form a diazenyl diradical intermediate which then can close to methylenecyclopropanes by three possible modes.This requires a secondary isotope effect in the product determining step of 1.33 +/- 0.05, for the rotation of CH2 (CD2) out of the plane of the allylic radical in the intermediate.