ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Azide anation and racemization of optically pure mer-exo(H)- and mer-endo(H)-[Co(OH)(dien)(dapo)]2+ (A and B (X = OH), resp.; dien = N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine; dapo = 1,3-diaminopropan-2-ol) involve the same symmetrical pentacoordinate intermediate as the base hydrolyses of the corresponding mer-exo(H)- and mer-endo(H)-[CoX(dien)(dapo)]2+ species A and B, respectively, where X = Cl, Br, or N3. The kinetic parameters of the anation process are fully compatible with the independently measured competition ratio. The rate data reveal that substitution of OH- is unexpectedly fast, viz. it is not consistent with the usual sequence Br- 〉 Cl- 〉 H2O 〉 N3- 〉 OH-. This behavior is interpreted on the basis of an internal conjugate base mechanism which involves an amino-hydroxo/aminato-aqua tautomerism, viz. the reaction is actually an OH- -catalyzed substitution of [CoH2O(dien)(dapo)]3+ where deprotonation occurs effectively at the secondary-amine site NH of dien.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19920750418
