Alcohols solvent effect

The photochemical isomerization 41B — 41A was observed in nonpolar solvents (83AJC1603). Equilibrium 1) was attained in CD3OD solution after several days, but following concentration and cooling of the solution, only the cyclic isomer 41B, solvated by methanol, was isolated in the solid state. Alcoholic solvents effectively quench the photochemical isomerization. 

An intramolecular charge transfer toward C-5 has been proposed (77) to rationalize the ultraviolet spectra observed for 2-amino-5-R-thiazoles where R is a strong electron attractor. Ultraviolet spectra of a series of 2-amino-4-p-R-phenylthiazoles (12) and 2-amino-5-p-R-phenylthiazoles (13) were recorded in alcoholic solution (73), but, reported in an article on pK studies, remained undiscussed. Solvent effects on absorption spectra of 2-acetamido and 2-aminothiazoles have been studied (92). 

Solvent Effects on the Rate of Substitution by the S 2 Mechanism Polar solvents are required m typical bimolecular substitutions because ionic substances such as the sodium and potassium salts cited earlier m Table 8 1 are not sufficiently soluble m nonpolar solvents to give a high enough concentration of the nucleophile to allow the reaction to occur at a rapid rate Other than the requirement that the solvent be polar enough to dis solve ionic compounds however the effect of solvent polarity on the rate of 8 2 reactions IS small What is most important is whether or not the polar solvent is protic or aprotic Water (HOH) alcohols (ROH) and carboxylic acids (RCO2H) are classified as polar protic solvents they all have OH groups that allow them to form hydrogen bonds... 

The rate data reported in Table VI can be interpreted with less certainty in terms of solvent effects, since for each alcohol tested the... 

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Esters can also be synthesized by an acid-catalyzed nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol, a process called the Fischer esterification reaction. Unfortunately, the need to use an excess of a liquid alcohol as solvent effectively limits the method to the synthesis of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl esters. 

There have been numerous studies on the kinetics of decomposition of A IRK. AIBMe and other dialkyldiazenes.46 Solvent effects on are small by conventional standards but, nonetheless, significant. Data for AIBMe is presented in Table 3.3. The data come from a variety of sources and can be seen to increase in the series where the solvent is aliphatic < ester (including MMA) < aromatic (including styrene) < alcohol. There is a factor of two difference between kA in methanol and k< in ethyl acetate. The value of kA for AIBN is also reported to be higher in aromatic than in hydrocarbon solvents and to increase with the dielectric constant of the medium.31 79 80 Tlic kA of AIBMe and AIBN show no direct correlation with solvent viscosity (see also 3.3.1.1.3), which is consistent with the reaction being irreversible (Le. no cage return). 

The second group of studies tries to explain the solvent effects on enantioselectivity by means of the contribution of substrate solvation to the energetics of the reaction [38], For instance, a theoretical model based on the thermodynamics of substrate solvation was developed [39]. However, this model, based on the determination of the desolvated portion of the substrate transition state by molecular modeling and on the calculation of the activity coefficient by UNIFAC, gave contradictory results. In fact, it was successful in predicting solvent effects on the enantio- and prochiral selectivity of y-chymotrypsin with racemic 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropionate and 2-substituted 1,3-propanediols [39], whereas it failed in the case of subtilisin and racemic sec-phenetyl alcohol and traws-sobrerol [40]. That substrate solvation by the solvent can contribute to enzyme enantioselectivity was also claimed in the case of subtilisin-catalyzed resolution of secondary alcohols [41]. 

Thioethers lack the capacity to neutralize positive charge and display weak donor properties. Consequently, they do not readily displace strong donor solvents (water) or strongly bonding anions (such as halides) from the coordination sphere. As a consequence, many thioether complex syntheses employ aprotic or alcoholic solvents and precursor complexes with weakly bound solvents (such as DMSO or acetone) or anions (such as C+3S03 ). Despite the synthetic challenges, a wide range of complexes has been reported, particularly with the cyclic poly-thioethers, where the macrocyclic effect overcomes many of the above difficulties. 

To obtain more information on this point, let us examine the data given in Table 3.6<42-47> for some substituted benzophenones. The data in Table 3.6 indicate that benzophenone derivatives having lowest triplet states of n->TT character undergo very efficient photoreduction in isopropyl alcohol. Those derivatives having a lowest it- -it triplet, on the other hand, are only poorly photoreduced, while those having lowest triplets of the charge-transfer type are the least reactive toward photoreduction. In additon, in some cases photoreduction is more efficient in the nonpolar solvent cyclohexane than in isopropanol. This arises from the solvent effect on the transition energies for -> , ir- , and CT transitions discussed in Chapter 1 (see also Table 3.7). 

The method of revealing of H-bonds is very simple an addition of low concentration, 1-3% of molar fraction, of alcohols (ethanol, methanol) to the solution in neutral solvent (CH, for example) results in a substantial spectral shift. Further addition of alcohols, up to 100%, gives much smaller shifts. A small percentage of alcohol may cause 50-80% of total spectral shift. Upon addition of the trace quantities of alcohol, one sees that the intensity of the initial spectrum is decreased, and new red-shifted spectrum appears. The appearance of new spectral component is a characteristic of specific solvent effects. Because the specific spectral shifts occur only at low concentration of alcohol, this effect is probably attributed to H-bonding to electronegative group in the molecule. The next experiment, which can support this conclusion, is an addition of aprotic solvent, for example,... 

Table 6.6 lists some reactions of the electron in water, ammonia, and alcohols. These are not exhaustive, but have been chosen for the sake of analyzing reaction mechanisms. Only three alcohols—methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol—are included where intercomparison can be effected. On the theoretical side, Marcus (1965a, b) applied his electron transfer concept (Marcus, 1964) to reactions of es. The Russian school simultaneously pursued the topic vigorously (Levich, 1966 Dogonadze et al, 1969 Dogonadze, 1971 Vorotyntsev et al, 1970 see also Schmidt, 1973). Kestner and Logan (1972) pointed out the similarity between the Marcus theory and the theories of the Russian school. The experimental features of eh reactions have been detailed by Hart and Anbar (1970), and a review of various es reactions has been presented by Matheson (1975). Bolton and Freeman (1976) have discussed solvent effects on es reaction rates in water and in alcohols. 

Fluoride ion catalyzes the hydrosilylation of both alkyl and aryl aldehydes to silyl ethers that can be easily hydrolyzed to the free alcohols by treatment with 1 M hydrogen chloride in methanol.320 The most effective sources of fluoride are TBAF and tris(diethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate (TASF). Somewhat less effective are CsF and KF. Solvent effects are marked. The reactions are facilitated in polar, aprotic solvents such as hexamethylphosphortriamide (HMPA) or 1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(l //)-pyrirnidinone (DMPU), go moderately well in dimethylformamide, but do not proceed well in either tetrahydrofuran or dichloromethane. The solvent effects are dramatically illustrated in the reaction of undecanal and dimethylphenylsilane to produce undecyloxyphenyldimethylsi-lane. After one hour at room temperature with TBAF as the source of fluoride and a 10 mol% excess of silane, yields of 91% in HMPA, 89% in DMPU, 56% in dimethylformamide, 9% in tetrahydrofuran, and only 1% in dichloromethane are obtained (Eq. 164).320... 

An alkylideneallyl cation intermediate 5 was effectively formed in alcoholic solvent during the HCl-mediated reaction of 4a-c. Reaction of 4a in methanol also gave 11K (Scheme 9). When the reaction was carried out in CD3OD,... 

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