A initio study of the SN2 and E2 mechanisms in the reaction between the cyanide ion and ethyl chloride in dimethyl sulfoxide solution
A initio study of the SN2 and E2 mechanisms in the reaction between the cyanide ion and ethyl chloride in dimethyl sulfoxide solution
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DOI:
10.1021/ol0504547
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发表时间:
2005-04-28
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5.2
通讯作者:
Pliego, JR Jr
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作者:
Almerindo, GI;Pliego, JR Jr
Reliable theoretical calculations predict a free energy barrier for nitrile formation from the reaction between the cyanide ion and ethyl chloride in DMSO solvent of 24.1 kcal/mol, close to the experimental value of 22.6 kcal/mol. We have also predicted that the isonitrile formation is less favorable by 4.7 kcal/mol, while the elimination mechanism is less favorable by more than 10 kcal/mol. These results indicate that isonitrile formation and bimolecular elimination are not significant side reactions for primary alkyl chloride reactions.