作者:Michael A. Imhoff、R. Michael Ragain、Kimberly Moore、V. J. Shiner
DOI:10.1021/jo00011a019
日期:1991.5
Solvolysis of cis- and trans-2-methylcyclopentyl arenesulfonates has been examined in several ethanol-water, trifluoroethanol-water, and hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol-water mixtures. Rates, alpha-d and beta-d kinetic isotope effects, and product yields have been determined. The results indicate that cis-2-methylcyclopentyl p-toluenesulfonate reacts with rate-determining hydrogen participation after reversible formation of the intimate ion pair. In contrast, trans-2-methylcyclopentyl p-bromobenzenesulfonate reacts by varying proportions of rate-determining solvent nucleophilic attack, solvent-promoted elimination, and ion pair separation after reversible formation of the intimate ion pair. The details of these mechanisms are quantitatively described with the aid of a steady state analysis, and the results are correlated with the mechanisms previously proposed for cyclopentyl brosylate and 2,2-dimethylcyclopentyl brosylate.