Effect of hydrogen bonding on the kinetics of the urethane reaction
Effect of hydrogen bonding on the kinetics of the urethane reaction
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10.1021/j100849a013
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1968-03
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A. Oberth;R. S. Bruenner
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A. Oberth;R. S. Bruenner
It is shown that the rate of the uncatalyzed urethane reaction depends essentially on the concentration of the polymeric (self-associated) alcohol. Solvents, by breaking down the polymer, cause a retardation of the reaction rate, the magnitude of which can be related directly to the hydrogen-bonding power of the solvent. The high reactivity of the polymeric alcohol is attributed to the polarization (weakening) of the H-0 bond in the polymer. The degree of polarization, as indicated by the shift of the H-0 absorption band to lower frequencies, is even more pronounced in amine-alcohol complexes, which, accordingly, are strong catalysts for the urethane reaction. Infrared studies have shown that the formation of the amine-alcohol complex and hence the catalytic activity depends not only on the basicity of the amine but also on steric factors. Dialkyl-anilines, eg, do not form hydrogen-bonded alcohol-amine complexes and do not catalyze the reaction, while pyridine, of approximately equal basicity, does form a complex and also accelerates the reaction. Based on kinetic data, combined with ir studies, a reaction mechanism is proposed which properly accounts for the effect of solvents and amines on the reaction rate. It is proposed that the rate-determining step in the urethane reaction is the rearrangement of the alcohol-isocyanate complex to the urethane. The kinetic description of the reaction centers in the calculation of the concentration of the alcohol-isocyanate complex in the reaction mixture. Such calculations are shown to reasonably portray the urethane reaction over the whole range of re-actant concentrations.