THE BASIC STRENGTHS OF METHYLATED GUANIDINES
THE BASIC STRENGTHS OF METHYLATED GUANIDINES
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DOI:
10.1039/jr9510002492
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发表时间:
1951-01-01
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WARBURTON, WK
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作者:
ANGYAL, SJ;WARBURTON, WK
AN interesting anomaly in the base strengths of substituted guanidines was reported by Davis and Elderfield (J. Amer. Chem. SOC., 1932, 54, 1499). They found that, like the parent substance, the N-methyl, NN-dimethyl-, and NN’N”-trimethyl derivatives were bases comparable in strength with the inorganic hydroxides, but the NN’-dialkylguanidines were much weaker, having a pK, of about 10.3. Pauling (“The Nature of the Chemical ‘Bond,” 1940, p. 213) has attempted an explanation of this anomaly in terms of the resonance theory; he predicted that the NNN ‘N’-tetramethyl derivative should be an even weaker base (Gilman,“Organic Chemistry,” 1943, Vol. 2, p. 1966). Referring to his arguments, Wheland (“TheTheory of Resonance,” 1944, p. 180) commented:“An ingenious explanation of these facts has been given by Pauling, but the problem might repay further experimental investigation.” This investigation has now been carried out with the surprising result that the anomaly to be explained does not exist at all.