Electronics with substituents

The interactions of double bond electrons with substituents strongly depend on the type of mutually interacting electrons. This criterion may be used for the classification of monomer reactivity [118], and three groups can be defined interactions n—[Pg.54]

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The effect of substituents on the rate of the reaction catalysed by different metal ions has also been studied Correlation with resulted in perfectly linear Hammett plots. Now the p-values for the four Lewis-acids are of comparable magnitude and do not follow the Irving-Williams order. Note tlrat the substituents have opposing effects on complexation, which is favoured by electron donating substituents, and reactivity, which is increased by electron withdrawirg substituents. The effect on the reactivity is clearly more pronounced than the effect on the complexation equilibrium. 

Reactions of aromatic and heteroaromatic rings are usually only found with highly reactive compounds containing strongly electron donating substituents or hetero atoms (e.g. phenols, anilines, pyrroles, indoles). Such molecules can be substituted by weak electrophiles, and the reagent of choice in nature as well as in the laboratory is usually a Mannich reagent or... 

In agreement with the theory of polarized radicals, the presence of substituents on heteroaromatic free radicals can slightly affect their polarity. Both 4- and 5-substituted thiazol-2-yl radicals have been generated in aromatic solvents by thermal decomposition of the diazoamino derivative resulting from the reaction of isoamyl nitrite on the corresponding 2-aminothiazole (250,416-418). Introduction in 5-position of electron-withdrawing substituents slightly enhances the electrophilic character of thiazol-2-yl radicals (Table 1-57). 

In general alkyl substituents increase the reactivity of a double bond toward elec trophilic addition Alkyl groups are electron releasing and the more electron rich a dou ble bond the better it can share its tt electrons with an electrophile Along with the observed regioselectivity of addition this supports the idea that carbocation formation rather than carbocation capture is rate determining... 

A methyl group is an electron releasing substituent and activates all of the ring carbons of toluene toward electrophilic attack The ortho and para positions are activated more than the meta positions The relative rates of attack at the various positions m toluene compared with a single position m benzene are as follows (for nitration at 25°C)... 

Very strong bases such as sodium or potassium amide react readily with aryl halides even those without electron withdrawing substituents to give products corresponding to nucleophilic substitution of halide by the base... 

The kinds of vinyl monomers which undergo anionic polymerization are those with electron-withdrawing substituents such as the nitrile, carboxyl, and phenyl groups. We represent the catalysts as AB in this discussion these are substances which break into a cation (A ) and an anion (B ) under the conditions of the reaction. In anionic polymerization it is the basic anion which adds across the double bond of the monomer to form the active center for polymerization ... 

A variety of olefins or aromatic compounds having electron-donating substituents are known to undergo C—H iasertion reactions with isocyanates to form amides (36,37). Many of these reactions are known to iavolve cycHc iatermediates. 

Endo adducts are usually favored by iateractions between the double bonds of the diene and the carbonyl groups of the dienophile. As was mentioned ia the section on alkylation, the reaction of pyrrole compounds and maleic anhydride results ia a substitution at the 2-position of the pyrrole ring (34,44). Thiophene [110-02-1] forms a cycloaddition adduct with maleic anhydride but only under severe pressures and around 100°C (45). Addition of electron-withdrawiag substituents about the double bond of maleic anhydride increases rates of cycloaddition. Both a-(carbomethoxy)maleic anhydride [69327-00-0] and a-(phenylsulfonyl) maleic anhydride [120789-76-6] react with 1,3-dienes, styrenes, and vinyl ethers much faster than tetracyanoethylene [670-54-2] (46). 

Hydroxyall l Hydroperoxides. These compounds, represented by (1, X = OH, R = H), may be isolated as discreet compounds only with certain stmctural restrictions, eg, that one or both of R and R are hydrogen, ie, they are derived from aldehydes, or that R or R contain electron-withdrawing substituents, ie, they are derived from ketones bearing a-halogen substituents. Other hydroxyalkyl hydroperoxides may exist in equihbrium mixtures of ketone and hydrogen peroxide. 

Pyrrole is soluble in alcohol, benzene, and diethyl ether, but is only sparingly soluble in water and in aqueous alkaUes. It dissolves with decomposition in dilute acids. Pyrroles with substituents in the -position are usually less soluble in polar solvents than the corresponding a-substituted pyrroles. Pyrroles that have no substituent on nitrogen readily lose a proton to form the resonance-stabilized pyrrolyl anion, and alkaU metals react with it in hquid ammonia to form salts. However, pyrrole pK = ca 17.5) is a weaker acid than methanol (11). The acidity of the pyrrole hydrogen is gready increased by electron-withdrawing groups, eg, the pK of 2,5-dinitropyrrole [32602-96-3] is 3.6 (12,13). 

Styrene readily copolymerizes with many other monomers spontaneously. The styrene double bond is electronegative on account of the donating effect of the phenyl ring. Monomers that have electron-withdrawiag substituents, eg, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride, tend to copolymerize most readily with styrene because their electropositive double bonds are attached to the electronegative styrene double bond. Spontaneous copolymerization experiments of many different monomer pair combiaations iadicate that the mechanism of initiation changes with the relative electronegativity difference between the monomer pairs (185). 

If olefins with electron-withdrawing substituents are involved, the addition can be conducted with a basic catalyst. 

The Bart reaction is successful with a wide variety of aromatic and heterocycHc amines. A variation in which an aromatic amine, in the presence of arsenic trichloride, is dia2oti2ed in an organic solvent (the ScheUer reaction) has also found wide appHcation. Both arsonic and arsinic acids can be prepared by the ScheUer reaction which often gives better yields than the Bart reaction with electron-attracting substituents on the aromatic ring. For the commercial preparation of 4-aminophenylarsonic acid [98-50-0] (arsaniUc acid), C HgAsNO, and 4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid [98-14-6] C H AsO, the Bnchamp reaction is used ... 

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