Ester Cleavage by Cyclodextrins in Aqueous Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixtures. Substrate Binding versus Transition State Binding
作者:Oswald S. Tee、Charles Mazza、Rafael Lozano-Hemmer、Javier B. Giorgi
DOI:10.1021/jo00104a014
日期:1994.12
The effects of DMSO on the kinetics of cleavage of m- and p-nitrophenyl alkanoates (mNPAlk and pNPAlk) by alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD and beta-CD) in basic aqueous solution have been studied. For the two acetates addition of up to 60% (v/v) of DMSO increases rates but overall it has little effect on substrate binding, transition state binding, or the acceleration due to complexation. By contrast, in 50% (v/v) aqueous DMF these characteristics are greatly affected such that the normal difference in reactivity of the isomers is almost removed. The cleavage of mNPAlk and pNPAlk (C2 to C10) by the CDs in 60% (v/v) aqueous DMSO have very different chain length dependences for substrate binding and transition state binding, and there are significant changes from their behavior in water. Even though hydrophobic effects seem to be largely removed in 60% aqueous DMSO, and the difference between the reactivities of the isomers is reduced, reaction of mNPAlk proceeds through aryl group inclusion and that of pNPAlk through acyl group inclusion, as in water. The cleavage of m-tert-butylphenyl acetate is accelerated more in 60% (v/v) aqueous DMSO than in water because the solvent change weakens substrate binding more than transition state binding.