Gas-phase thermolysis ofN-methyl-N-phenyl-tert-butylsulfenamide and morpholinyl-tert-butylsulfenamide
作者:Gonzalo Martin、Julian Ascanio、Jesus Rodriguez
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1099-1395(199806)11:6<407::aid-poc5>3.0.co;2-g
日期:1998.6
N-Methyl-N-phenyl-tert-butylsulfenamide (MPSA) and morpholinyl-tert-butylsulfenamide (MOSA) were thermolyzed in a stirred-flow reactor at temperatures of 340-390 degrees C and pressures of 7-13 Torr, using toluene as carrier gas, at residence times of 0.3-1.3 s. Isobutene was formed in 99% yield through first-order reactions having the following Arrhenius parameters (A,s(-1), E-a, kJ mol(-1)): MPSA, log A = 12.41 +/- 0.02, E-a = 158.8 +/- 0.2; MOSA, log A = 12.91 +/- 0.22, E-a = 159 +/- 3. It is proposed that the elimination of isobutene takes place by unimolecular reaction mechanisms involving polar, four-center cyclic transition states, forming S-unsubstituted thiohydroxylamines as coproducts. Thermochemical parameters, estimated by semiempirical AM1 calculations, are reported for the latter and for the parent molecules. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.