ISSN:
0894-3230
Keywords:
Organic Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The acetylation (with acetic anhydride-pyridine in tetrahydrofuran) of the ortho, meta and para isomers of bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene (1) was studied. Third-order rate constants k1 (formation of monoacetate 2 from 1) and k2 (formation of diacetate 3 from 2) for all three isomers were determined, as were the rate constants for acetylation of benzyl alcohol and its ortho- and para-ethyl derivatives under the same conditions. The compositions of the final product mixtures (comprising 1, 2 and 3) were ascertained as a function of the initial ratio of acetic anhydride to 1. Comparisons were made with predictions based on a previously published independent functional groups model, which assumes that k2/k1 = 0·50. All three isomers gave product mixtures whose compositions were in generally good agreement with predictions based on the model. For the para and meta isomers the ratios k2/k1 were determined experimentally to be 0·548 and 0·521, respectively. The k2/k1 ratio for the ortho isomer was found to be 0·605, and its k1 and k2 values were lower than those for the para and meta isomers. Possible explanations for the anomalous behavior of the ortho isomer are discussed.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/poc.610031204
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