Solvolysis of 2-Aryl-2-chloro-4,4-dimethylpentanes. Confirmation of Validity of Brown−Okamoto σ<sup>+</sup> Constants
作者:Ken'ichi Takeuchi、Masaaki Takasuka、Yasushi Ohga、Takao Okazaki
DOI:10.1021/jo9821067
日期:1999.4.1
Specific rate constants of solvolysis in 90% aqueous acetone have been determined at 25 degrees C for 10 2-aryl-2-chloro-4,4-dimethylpentanes (3) having a substituent p-cycPr, p-Me, m-Me, p-F, (H), p-Cl, m-Cl, m-CF3, p-CF3, or p-NO2. The Hammett-Brown relation is satisfactorily Linear (r = 0.999) with pi of -4.51, showing that Brown-Okamoto sigma(+) values based on the solvolysis of the cumyl chloride system 1 are widely usable for the substrates solvolyzing without appreciable nucleophilic solvent participation. Solvolysis of 3 having 3,5-Cl-2 or 3,5-(CF3)(2) substituents suggests the use of sigma(+) values of +0.740 and +0.982 instead of respective 2 sigma(m)(+) values of +0.798 and +1.040. The large negative rho(+) values in TFE of -5.91 and -5.63 for 1 and 3, respectively, reflect decreased nucleophilic (or Br phi nsted base type) solvation. Comparison of solvolysis rates of 1 with 3, both having m-Cl, p-CFB, or 3,5-(CF3)(2) substituents, in aqueous ethanol, aqueous acetone, TFE, and TFE-EtOH suggests that nucleophilic intervention by solvent in the cumyl system increases as the intermediate carbocation becomes more electron-demanding.