Determination of the pKa Values for the Mitomycin C Redox Couple by Titration, pH Rate Profiles, and Nernst-Clark Fits. Studies of Methanol Elimination, Carbocation Formation, and the Carbocation/Quinone Methide Equilibrium
作者:Romesh C. Boruah、Edward B. Skibo
DOI:10.1021/jo00112a051
日期:1995.4
This report provides the results of a study of the mitomycin C (MMC) redox couple pK(a) values employing spectrophotometric titration, pH rate profiles, and Nernst-Clark plots. Oxidized mitomycin C (MMC(OX)) has three acid dissociations: pK(a1) = -1.2 for the protonated quinone, pK(a2) = 2.7 for the protonated indoline nitrogen, and pK(a3) = 7.6 for the protonated aziridino nitrogen. Two-electron reduction to MMC(red) results in a shift to higher pK(a) values: pK(a1) = 1.4 for the protonated 7-amino group, pK(a2) = 5.1 to 6.1 for the protonated indoline nitrogen, and pK,B = 9.1 for the protonated aziridino nitrogen. These pK(a) values were successfully integrated into previous mechanistic studies. The general conclusions are that indoline nitrogen protonation prevents methanol elimination, that methanol elimination from MMC(OX) and MMC(red) are both specific acid catalyzed, and that there is a 100000-fold increase in the second-order rate constant for specific acid-catalyzed elimination of methanol upon reduction of MMC(OX) to MMC(red). Finally, the formation and fate of the mitosene hydroquinone carbocation was studied in a mitosene model bearing an acetate leaving group. The carbocation species undergoes acid dissociation to the quinone methide (pK(a) = 7.1) resulting in a pH dependence for product formation. Below pH 7.1 the carbocation species traps water and above this pH the quinone methide species traps both water and a proton.