Kinetics of the mercury(II) ion-promoted desulfurisation of thiocarbamates in aqueous solution
作者:Derek P. N. Satchell、Rosemary S. Satchell、Wasfy N. Wassef
DOI:10.1039/p29920001091
日期:——
In a 1% dioxane-water solvent in the presence of Hg2+ ions thiocarbamates p-RC6H4NHC(S)OEt (R = MeO, Me, H, F) rapidly form complexes of 2 thiocarbamate: 1 Hg2+ stoichiometry. In the presence of an excess of Hg2+ ions partial conversion to the 2:2-complexes probably occurs which decompose to the corresponding carbamates (p-RCH4NHCO2Et) and HgS. With R = NO2 the 2:2 complex is dominant even at low Hg2+ ion concentrations, and desulfurisation is then independent of [Hg2+] . Electron-withdrawal by R favours the 2:2 complex but decreases its rate of decomposition to products. The effects of changes in the hydrogen ion concentration suggest that ionisation of N-bound protons in the complexes favours reaction. A mechanism is suggested. The kinetic behaviour is somewhat similar to that found previously for thiobenzamides, but the new results suggest the mechanism previously proposed may need revision.