Proton transfer reactions of a bridged bis -propyl bis -imidazolium salt
Proton transfer reactions of a bridged bis -propyl bis -imidazolium salt
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桥联双丙基双咪唑鎓盐的质子转移反应
DOI:
10.1002/poc.3567
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Massey R
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作者:
Massey R
Tetraazafulvalene1has found broad application in reduction and other related transformations and is conveniently generated frombis‐propylbis‐imidazolium salt4with a strong base in a non‐protic solvent. The proposed mechanism for the formation of1involves initial deprotonation at C(2) to give a mono‐carbene9followed by intramolecular reaction at the second azolium centre. Herein, we report the second‐order rate constants for deuteroxide‐catalysed exchange in aqueous solution of the C(2)‐hydrogens ofbis‐propylbis‐imidazolium di‐iodide salt4and related monomeric dipropyl imidazolium iodide10ofkDO= 1.37 × 104and 1.79 × 102M−1s−1, respectively, and used these data to calculate pKavalues of 21.2 and 23.1. The greater C(2)‐H acidity of the doubly bridgedbis‐propylbis‐imidazolium salt4relative to10may be attributed to the inductive or electrostatic destabilization of the conjugate acid dicationic azolium ion4relative to the monocationic carbene9, which is enhanced bybis‐tethering. Formation of tetraazafulvalene1was not observed under the aqueous conditions employed highlighting that carbene reprotonation significantly outcompetes dimerization under these conditions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.