Reactions of azolium cations. I. Kinetics and mechanism of alkylation of 5-phenyltetrazole with isopropyl alcohol in aqueous sulfuric acid media
作者:A. O. Koren、P. N. Gaponik、V. A. Ostrovskii
DOI:10.1002/kin.550251209
日期:1993.12
AbstractAlkylation of 5‐phenyltetrazole with isopropyl alcohol in 84–99% sulfuric acid medium occurs regioselectively at N2 position of the heterocycle to produce 2‐isopropyl‐5‐phenyltetrazole. The regioselectivity is conditioned by 1H, 4H‐5‐phenyltetrazolium cation being the alkylation substratum. The reaction mechanism is proved to be two‐stage one. Its first and rate‐limiting stage is an interaction between the azolium cation and isopropyl cation generated from protonated isopropyl alcohol. The reaction rate constant was estimated as 0.47 L mol−1s−1at 25°C. Water activity scale was used for quantitative description of equilibrium of isopropyl cation formation from the protonated alcohol, and the equilibrium constant pKR+= −5.3 was evaluated from the data of the alkylation kinetics. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.