The E2 transition state: elimination reactions of 2-(2, 4-dinitrophenyl) ethyl halides

JR Gandler, T Yokoyama

Index: Gandler; Yokoyama Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1984 , vol. 106, # 1 p. 130 - 135

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Abstract

Abstract: The base-catalyzed elimination reactions of 2-(2, 4-dinitrophenyl) ethyl halides in aqueous solution have been investigated. The relative rate constants for the hydroxide ion catalyzed reactions of the fluoride, chloride, bromide, and iodide are 1: 2: 9: 14, respectively, and there is no hydrogen-deuterium exchange into either the fluoride or chloride substrates when the reactions are run in deuterium oxide with deuteroxide ion as the base catalyst. ...