24262-31-5Relevant articles and documents
Mechanistic Studies of Gas-Phase Negative Ion Unimolecular Decompositions. Alkoxide Anions
Tumas, William,Foster, Robert F.,Brauman, John I.
, p. 2714 - 2722 (2007/10/02)
The unimolecular decompositions of 15 gas-phase alkoxide negative ions have been studied by infrared multiple photon photochemical activation in an ion cyclotron resonance spectrometer.Upon pulsed CO2 laser irradiation, alkoxide anions undergo elimination of neutral molecules (e.g., alkanes RH) to yield enolate anions.The observed reactivity patterns and kinetic isotope effects further establish a stepwise decomposition mechanism involving initial heterolytic cleavage to an intermediate anion-ketone complex followed by proton transfer to give the ultimate products.A relative order of leaving group propensities CF3 > Ph > H > t-Bu > Me > i-Pr > Et was observed.The apparent anomalous reactivity order for the alkyl groups can be rationalized by invoking a change in mechanism to one involving an intermediate in which an electron is not bound specifically by the eliminated alkyl group for R + t-Bu, i-Pr, and Et: either a radical-ketone radical anion complex produced by homolytic cleavage or an anionic cluster.This order also leads to the conclusion that methane elimination from alkoxide anions proceeds via the pathway involving heterolytic cleavage.The results of this study have implications for bimolecular ion-molecule reaction dynamics, since the photochemically generated intermediates are also intermediates in bimolecular proton transfer reactions.
A Stepwise Mechanism for Gas-Phase Unimolecular Ion Decompositions. Isotope Effects in the Fragmentation of tert-Butoxide Anion
Tumas, William,Foster, Robert F.,Pellerite, Mark J.,Brauman, John I.
, p. 961 - 970 (2007/10/02)
Infrared multiple photon (IRMP) photochemical activation of gas-phase ions trapped in an cyclotron resonance (ICR) spectrometer has been used to the mechanism of a gas-phase negative ion unimolecular decomposition.Upon irradiation with a CO2 laser (both high-power pulsed and low-power continous wave (CW)), tert-butoxide anion, trapped in a pulsed ICR spectrometer, decomposes to yield acetone enolate anion and methane.The mechanism of this formal 1,2-elimination reaction was probed by measuring hydrogen isotope effects (both primary and secondary) in the IR laser photolysis of 2-methyl-2-propoxide-1,1,1-d3 (1) and 2-methyl-2-propoxide-1,1,1,3,3,3-d6 (2) anions.Unusually large secondary isotope effects (pulsed laser, 1.9 for 1 and 1.7 for 2; cw laser, 8 for 1) and small primary isotope effects (pulsed laser, 1.6 for 1 and 2; cw laser, 2.0 for 1) were observed.These isotope effects, particularly the large difference in energy dependence of the primary and secondary effects, are consistent only with a stepwise mechanism involving initial bond cleavage to an intermediate ion-molecule complex followed by a hydrogen transfer within the intermediate complex.The observed secondary isotope effects have been modelled by using statistical reaction rate (RRKM) theory.The implications of this study for several previously reported unimolecular ion decompositions are also discussed.
INFRARED STUDY OF THE REACTIVITY OF ACETONE AND HEXACHLOROACETONE ADSORBED ON HAEMATITE
Busca, Guido,Lorenzelli, Vincenzo
, p. 2911 - 2920 (2007/10/02)
Infrared spectra of acetone adsorbed at beam temperature on α-Fe2O3 show that acetone can chemisorb on Lewis-acid sites and gives, at least partially, enolate anions; these, by aldolic condensation with molecules from the gas phase, produce a chemisorbed form of mesityl oxide.At 523 K acetate ions are formed.Two different forms of trichloroacetate ions are formed on the surface at beam temperature by the adsorption of hexachloroacetone and trichloroacetic acid.This behaviour indicates the presence of pairs of acid-base sites on the surface of haematite, and also shows that its surface hydroxy groups have a lower degree of nucleophilic character with respect to those of other oxides such as aluminas, SnO2 and alkaline-earth oxides.
