Aminolysis of <i>O</i>-Aryl Thionobenzoates: Amine Basicity Combines with Modulation of the Nature of Substituents in the Leaving Group and Thionobenzoate Moiety to Control the Reaction Mechanism
nucleophile and nucleofuge, that is, the reaction proceeds through T(+/-) when the leaving aryloxide is less basic than the attacking amine, but through T(+/-) and T(-) when the leaving group is more basic than the amine. However, the reaction mechanism is not influenced by the electronic nature of the substituent X in the nonleavinggroup. The Hammett plot for the reactions of 2a-f with benzylamine is