The efficiency of intramolecular general base catalysis in nonaqeous solvents
β Scribed by Anthony J. Kirby; Koh Lip Lin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
There is good evidence that intramolecular general base catalysis is much less efficient than intramolecular nucleophilic catalysis.' It has recently been suggested' that this is true only for reactions in aqueous solvents, and that in nonaqueous solvents -and perhaps also in enzyme active sites from which water is excluded -intramolecular general base catalysis may cause large rate acceleraticns.
This conclusion was based on data for the n-butylaminolysis of 2-hydroxyphenyl benzoate (A), and the corresponding methoxy compound (2>, in acetonitrile.
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This article analyzes the kinetics of the decomposition of N-C1-Valine in aqueous solution, which is formed rapidly by chlorination of Valine with sodium hypochlorite. A general-base catalyzed process not yet described is reported. The experimental evidence shows two competitive decomposition paths: