Kinetics of Proton Transfer Reactions of Carbon Acids. IV. Primary Deuterium Isotope Effect in the Reaction of Di-(4-nitrophenyl)methane-d2 with t-Butoxide
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The primary deuterium isotope effect has been measured for the proton transfer reaction from di-(4-nitrophenyl)methane to t-butoxide ion in a solvent consisting of 10% v/v toluene in t-butanol at a series of temperatures between 20 and 45 °C. The isotopic rate ratio, kH/kD, is 7.3 at 25 °C. The activation parameters showed an enthalpy of activation difference (ΔHD≠ − ΔHH≠) of only ca. [Formula: see text] kcal mol−1 and an entropy isotope effect (ΔSD≠ − ΔSH≠) of −2.4 cal mol−1 deg−1. The latter indicates, according to the theory of Bell, that tunnelling of the proton through the energy barrier is unimportant in this reaction. This result is compared to other reactions in the literature, in which tunnelling has been postulated to occur.
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