Solvolyses of 4-Oxo-2eq- and -2ax-adamantyl Triflates: Significant Through-Bond Interaction of the .beta.-Carbonyl Lone Pair with the Cationic p Orbital in Equatorial Solvolyses
作者:Ken'ichi Takeuchi、Masayasu Yoshida、Yumiko Kurihara、Tomomi Kinoshita、Toshikazu Kitagawa
DOI:10.1021/jo00100a059
日期:1994.10
The rates of solvolysis in ethanol, methanol, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE), and aqueous ethanols at 25 degrees C have been determined for 4-oxo-2(eq)- and -2(ax)-adamantyl trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) (1(eq)-OTF and 1(ax)-OTf, respectively). 1(eq)-OTf solvolyzed faster than 1(ax)-OTf by a factor of 15-24 in the solvents examined, supporting the idea of through-bond stabilization of the transition state in the ionization of 1(eq)-OTf. In trifluoroethanolysis, both 1(eq)-OTf and 1(ax)-OTf gave the equatorial substitution products 1(eq)-OTFE and 3-OTFE (by fragmentation) as major products, indicating that through-bond interaction is at work not only in the ionization step but also in the product-forming step. On the other hand, in methanolysis, both triflates afforded the corresponding inverted methyl ethers as major product. The intervention of a nucleophilically solvated ion pair intermediate has been suggested.