AROMATIC SUBSTITUION .8. MECHANISM OF NITRONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE NITRATION OF ALKYLBENZENES IN TETRAMETHYLENE SULFONE SOLUTION - REMARKS ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION
AROMATIC SUBSTITUION .8. MECHANISM OF NITRONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE NITRATION OF ALKYLBENZENES IN TETRAMETHYLENE SULFONE SOLUTION - REMARKS ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION
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DOI:
10.1021/ja01483a017
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发表时间:
1961-01-01
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15
通讯作者:
FLOOD, SH
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作者:
OLAH, GA;KUHN, SJ;FLOOD, SH
Ingold’s method of competitive nitration has been used in order to determine relative reactivities of alkylbenzenes and benzene in homogeneous mononitrations with nitronium tetrafluoroborate in tetramethylene sulfone solutions. Relative reactivities and isomer distributions were determined by gas-liquid chromatography. The obtained relative rates show a good correlation with relative-complex stabilities of alkylbenzenes (Ag+, Br2, I2, I Cl, picric acid, HC1, HF), but not with-complex stabilities (HF+ BFs). The reaction mechanism is considered to involve oriented (or localized)-complex formation between N02+ and the aromatics as the main rate-determining step. This is in accordance with the fact that partial rate factors and empirical selectivity factors are not applicable to present systems (primary competition is between donor molecules as such and not individual positions of those). The nitration of benzene-d6 and toluene-ds shows a small secondary reverse kinetic isotope effect (the heavy compound reacting faster). The mechanism of the investigated nitration of alkylbenzenes with nitronium tetrafluoroborate is discussed in the light of the obtained experimental data.