Electrochemical Debromination of 1-Aryl-1,2-dibromo-2-nitropropanes in Dimethyl Sulfoxide
摘要:
Electrochemical debromination reactions of erythro-dl-1-aryl-1,2-dibromo-2-nitropropanes 1a-d at a platinum electrode have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry in 0.10 M LiClO4/DMSO. The reactions produced (E)-1-aryl-2-nitropropenes 2a-d in high yields. The cyclic voltammograms were irreversible and the reduction current decreased as the number of cycles increased. The peak potential for the reductions waves are in the range of -0.51 to -0.56 V (vs Ag/Ag+) and show no clear trend with different aryl substituent. The current density increased as the concentration of the substrate increased. The slopes of the plots of log(I/A) vs log[C] are close to unity, indicating unimolecular processes. For all reactions, the Tafel slopes are in the range of 115-125 mV. The logarithm of the ratio i(X)/i(H) at -0.16 V did not correlate with the Hammett substituent constants. From these results, the mechanism of these reactions is assessed.
Mechanism of Debromination of 1-Aryl-1,2-dibromo-2-nitropropanes Promoted by Secondary Amines in Acetonitrile
摘要:
Debromination reactions of erythro-dl-1-aryl-1,2-dibromo-2-nitropropanes with secondary amines in MeCN have been investigated kinetically. Reactions of erythro-dl-1-aryl-1,2-dibromo-2-nitropropanes with secondary amines in MeCN are stereospecific, producing (E)-1-aryl-2-nitropropenes quantitatively. The rate equation for the reaction is k(obs) = k(2)[R(2)NH] + k(3)[R(2)NH](2), indicating that the reactions proceed by both uncatalyzed and base-catalyzed pathways. The Hammett rho, Bronsted beta, Delta H-double dagger, and Delta S-double dagger values for the k(2) and k(3) processes are 1.22 +/- 0.04 and 1.20 +/- 0.02, 0.77 +/- 0.05 and 1.05 +/- 0.13, 5.6 +/- 0.3 and 1.7 +/- 0.1 kcal/mol, and -49.1 +/- 4.5 and -60.7 +/- 204 eu, respectively. For dehalogenation reactions from vicinal dibromo and bromochloro compounds, the element effect of the leaving group k(Br)/k(Cl) = 7.8 and 25 have been determined for the k(2) and k(3) processes. From these results, the mechanism and the transition-state character of these reactions are assessed.