ISSN:
0894-3230
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Theoretical, Physical and Computational Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Evaluation of the rates of solvolysis of 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane (4) in 17 solvents on the basis of the Grunwald-Winstein type equation [log(k/k0) = lNT + mYCl + c] gives an excellent correlation with l = -0·01 ± 0·02 and m = 0·74 ± 0·01. The neopentyl group in 4 more effectively shields the rear side of the reaction center than the tert-butyl group in 2-chloro-2,3,3-trimethylbutane. The rate ratio between 4 and 2-chloro-2-methylpropane (3) at 25°C is 275 in trifluoroethanol and predicted to increase to 950 in trifluoroacetic acid. The previous 4:3 rate ratio of 22 in 80% ethanol evidently underestimated the B-strain effect on the solvolysis rate of 4 by a factor of at least 40.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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