摘要:
The rate data for the Menschutkin reaction between strongly activated Z-substituted benzyl p-toluenesulfonates and Y-substituted N,N-dimethylanilines in acetonitrile at 35 degrees C fit the equation, k(obs) = k(1) + k(2) [DMA], which is consistent with concurrent first-and second-order processes. The k(1) and k(2) values for each substrate were separated based on the above equation. The S(N)1 rate constant, k(1), is unaffected by the nature of the nucleophile, whereas the S(N)2 rate constant, k(2), increased with the electron-donating substituent of the N,N-dimethylaniline. The substituent effect on the k(1) values is linearly correlated by the Yukawa-Tsuno equation with rho = -5.2 and r = 1.3. The unimolecular reaction can be regarded as a classical S(N)1 mechanism. In contrast, that on the k(2) values shows an upward curvature when analyzed by the Brown af treatment. These results are ascribed to the simultaneous and independent occurrence of S(N)1 and S(N)2 mechanisms in the present Menschutkin reaction. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.