Absoluterateconstants were determined for the additions of 5 5-X-substituted ArCCl (X=CF3, Cl, H, CH3, CH3O) to tetramethylethylene, trimethylethylene, trans-pentene, and 1-hexene; good Hammett correlations were obtained with ϱ = +1.4 – 1.6.
reactions of phenylchlorocarbene and related carbenes with alkenes are summarized and systematized. The experiments described provide the basis for a detailed examination of carbenic reactivity-selectivity principles. The results of studies on the influence of temperature on the absolute rate constants for carbene reactions are consistent with the existence of transient carbene/alkene intermediates.