Acetyltrimethylsilane keto-enol system. Determination of the keto-enol equilibrium constant and acid dissociation constants of the keto and enol forms in aqueous solution
作者:A. J. Kresge、J. B. Tobin
DOI:10.1021/jo00062a004
日期:1993.5
The enol isomer of the prototype alpha-silyl-substituted ketone, acetyltrimethylsilane, was generated by flash photolytic photooxidation of alpha-(trimethylsilyl)ethanol in aqueous solution, and its rates of acid- and base-catalyzed ketonization in that medium were determined. These, in combination with rates of enolization of the ketone determined by iodine scavenging, provided the keto-enol equilibrium constant pK(E) = 4.89, the dissociation constant of the enol ionizing as an oxygen acid pK(a)E = 11.54, and the dissociation constant of the ketone ionizing as a carbon acid PK(a)K = 16.44. Comparison of these results with corresponding values for simple alkyl-substituted carbonyl compounds shows that alpha-silyl substitution raises K(E) markedly, lowers K(a)E modestly, and raises K(a)K somewhat more strongly. Possible causes of these effects are discussed.