The kinetics of proton and deuteron transfer from 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane to1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene in aprotic solvents

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (13) ◽  
pp. 1692-1695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Leffek ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski

1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane reacts with the base1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in both acetonitrile and toluene solvents in a normal second-order proton-transfer reaction, in contrast to its behaviour with the base 2,7-dimethoxy-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene in acetonitrile.The primary isotope effect, kHlkD = 12.0 at 25° in toluene is very similar to that observed by other workers for the reaction of 4-nitrophenylnitromethane with DBU under the same conditions. In acetonitrile solvent a kHlkD ratio of 7.8 was found at 25 °C. The isotope effects on the activation parameters for the reaction in both solvents indicate that tunnelling of the proton through the potential energy barrier makes a significant contribution to the reaction rate.

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (21) ◽  
pp. 3034-3038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Leffek ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski

4-Nitrophenylnitromethane reacts with 2,7-dimethoxy-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene in acetonitrile in a bimolecular proton transfer, which shows a primary deuterium isotope effect, kH/kD = 12.2 at 25 °C. The large isotope effect on the enthalpy of activation, (ΔHD≠ – ΔHH≠) = 4.6 ± 0.3 kcal mol−1 is consistent with a significant contribution of proton tunnelling to the reaction rate of the protium substrate.The analogous reaction of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane with the same base in acetonitrile gives contrasting kinetics and reaction parameters. The reaction is first order, showing no dependence on base concentration. While the isotope effect kH/kD = 9.3 at 25 °C, the enthalpy of activation difference (ΔHD≠ – ΔHH≠) is only 0.5 ± 0.1 kcal mol−1. It is concluded that the 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane undergoes a slow dissociation, with a very small dissociation constant, followed by a fast association with the base to yield the carbanion ion-pair.


1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Jarczewski ◽  
Grzegorz Schroeder ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek

Rate constants have been measured for the proton and deuteron transfer reactions of bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)methane (1) with 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG) and 1,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and toluene solvents. Equilibrium constants, primary deuterium kinetic isotope effects, and activation parameters are reported. The reaction of 1 with DBU is faster than that with TMG by factors of 5 and 50 in toluene and DMSO respectively. The primary deuterium kinetic isotope effects, kH/kD = 7–9, which are independent of the polarity of the solvent, indicate an uncoupled mechanism of proton transfer and are in the "classical" region with little or no indication of a tunnelling contribution to the enthalpy of activation for these reactions. Key words: proton transfer, bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)methane, deuterium isotope effects.


1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2242-2248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wlodzimierz Galezowski ◽  
Arnold Jarczewski

The kinetics of the reaction of[Formula: see text](R = Me, Et, i-Pr; NPNE, NPNP, MNPNP respectively; L is H or D) with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) base in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and chlorobenzene (CB) solvents are reported. The products of these proton transfer reactions are ion pairs absorbing at λmax = 460–480 nm. The equilibrium constants in THF were [Formula: see text]and in CB [Formula: see text]for NPNE, NPNP, MNPNP respectively. The thermodynamic parameters of the reactions are also quoted. The substrate reacts with DBU in both THF and CB solvents in a normal second-order proton transfer reaction. In the case of deuteron transfer, isotopic D/H exchange is much faster than internal return. The reactions show low values of enthalpy of activation ΔH* = 14.3, 18.1, 24.2 and 13.0, 15.1, 18.6 kJmol−1 for NPNE, NPNP, and MNPNP in THF and CB respectively, and large negative entropies of activation −ΔS* = 141, 139, 146; 140, 146, 160 J mol−1 deg−1 for the same sequence of substrates and solvents. The kinetic isotope effects are large, (kH/kD)20°c = 12.2, 13.0, 10.1; 12.9, 12.0, 10.2 for the above sequence of substrates and solvents, and show no difference with changes in either steric hindrance of the C-acids or polarity of the solvents. Keywords: proton transfer, kinetic isotope effect.


1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 1176-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Jarczewski ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek

The second-order rate constants, activation parameters, and primary deuterium isotope effects are reported for the proton transfer reaction from di-(4-nitrophenyl)methane to t-butoxide ion in a series of solvents containing varying amounts of toluene in t-butyl alcohol. Increasing toluene content in the solvent decreases the rate constant and increases the enthalpy of activation, while the entropy of activation becomes less negative. The isotope rate ratio kH/kD increases from 7.3 in 10% v/v toluene to 9.4 in 50% v/v toluene at 25 °C, corresponding to a change in (ΔHD≠ − ΔHH≠) from 0.46 to 1.0 kcal mol−1 and a change in (ΔSD≠ − ΔSH≠) from −2.4 to −1.1 cal mol−1 deg−1. It is suggested that the negative values for (ΔSD≠ − ΔSH≠) are due to a time lag for solvent reorganization relative to the proton transfer.


1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 2029-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Jarczewski ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek

The kinetic deuterium isotope effect for the proton transfer reaction between 4-nitrophenylphenylcyanomethane and tetramethylguanidine, kH/kD, at 25 °C, is 10.7 in acetonitrile solvent and 12.5 in benzonitrile. The enthalpy of activation difference, [Formula: see text], in both solvents is large, 2.2 kcal mol−1, and 2.4 kcal mol−1; respectively, indicating a significant contribution from proton tunnelling to the reaction. The equilibrium constants, K, measured spectrophotometrically are large, 6000 dm3 mol−1 in acetonitrile and 2000 dm3 mol−1 in benzonitrile and in good agreement with the values calculated from the kinetic measurements.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Jarczewski ◽  
Grzegorz Schroeder ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski ◽  
Kenneth T. Leffek

Rate constants for the proton and deuteron transfer from 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane to cesium n-propoxide in n-propanol have been measured under pseudo-first-order conditions with an excess of base for four temperatures between 5 and 35 °C. Using literature values of the fraction of cesium n-propoxide ion pairs that are dissociated into free ions, separate second-order rate constants for the proton and deuteron transfer to the ion pair and to the free ion have been calculated. The cesium n-propoxide ion pair is about 2.8 times more reactive than the free n-propoxide ion. The primary kinetic isotope effects for the two reactions are the same (kH/kD = 6.1–6.3 at 25 °C) within experimental error. The enthalpy of activation is smaller for the ion-pair reaction and the entropy of activation more negative than for the free-ion reaction. For proton transfer, ΔH±ion pair = 8.3 ± 0.2 kcal mol−1, ΔH±ion = 9.6 ± 1.0 kcal mol−1, ΔS±ion pair = −12.3 ± 0.6 cal mol−1 deg−1, ΔS±ion = −10.1 ± 3.4 cal mol−1 deg−1. The greater reactivity of the ion pair relative to the free ion is interpreted in terms of the weaker solvation shell of the ion pair in the initial state.


2021 ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
Deepika Jain ◽  
Shilpa Rathor

The present paper describes the kinetics of oxidation of l-Arginine by QDC in the presence of perchloric acid in 30% DMF-H O(v/v) medium at 2 + 40⁰C spectrophotometrically at λ =354nm. The reaction is rst order with respect to [QDC], [H ], and [substrate]. The reaction rate increased with max increasing volume percentage of DMF in reaction mixture. Michaelis- Menten type kinetic was observed with l-Arginine. The reaction rates were studied at different temperature and the activation parameters has been computed. The main product was identied as Cr (III) and 4-Guanidino buteraldehyde.


1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 2049 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ellis ◽  
A Fultz ◽  
R Hicks ◽  
T Morgan ◽  
L Parsons ◽  
...  

The synthesis of the trifluoromethanesulfonate salt of the pentaarnmine (dimethy1 sulfide)-cobalt(III) ion, [NH3)5Co-S(CH3)2]3+, is described along with the kinetics of its hydrolysis in basic and acidic solutions. The synthesis proceeds in 44% yield from the reaction of [(NH3)5Co-OSO2CF3] (CF3SO3)2 with CH3SCH3 in tetramethylene sulfone at 80�C. The salt has been characterized by elemental analysis, visible-U.V. spectroscopy, and 1H n.m.r. In basic solution the complex decomposes by Co-S cleavage to yield [(NH3)5CO-OH]2+ and non-coordinated CH3SCH3. The kinetics of this reaction were studied in phosphate buffers ranging from pH 8.50 to 11.67 ( �= 1.0 M); a linear dependence of the reaction rate on [OH-] was observed. At 25�C, kOH = 8.8 � 0.2 dm3 mol-1 s-1. Activation parameters, determined over a temperature range from 15 to 44�C, were ΔH‡ = 152 � 3 kJ mol-1 and Δ S‡ = 286 � 9 J K-1 mol-1. In 0.01 M HClO4 ( � = 1.0 M, 25�C), the cobaltsulfur bond is cleaved at a rate of 1.6×10-6 s-l. Activation parameters, determined over a temperature range from 25 to 60�C, were ΔH‡ = 106 � 5 kJ mol-1 and ΔS‡= -2 � 16 J K-1 mol-1.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3523-3531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha W. Pettinger ◽  
Robert E. A. Williams ◽  
Jinquan Chen ◽  
Bern Kohler

Ceria nanocrystals form tenfold more slowly in D2O vs. H2O, revealing a rate-determining proton transfer reaction and a non-classical crystallization mechanism.


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