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Mechanism of the Meyer--Schuster rearrangement

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00441a017· OSTI ID:5241328
The mechanism of the Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of tertiary arylpropargyl alcohols to ..cap alpha..,..beta..-unsaturated carbonyl compounds is discussed. The data, inverse solvent isotope effects, k/sub H/sub 2/O/, k/sub D/sub 2/O/ = 0.36-0.48, rho vs. sigma/sup +/ = -2.3 at the reaction site and -1.6 at the rearrangement terminus, (k/sub H//k/sub d/)/sub ..cap alpha../ at the rearrangement terminus = 0.92, and relatively large negative ..delta..S/sup 2 +/, all suggest an ion-dipole intermediate undergoing nucleophilic attack by H/sub 2/O as the rate-determining step. The rearrangement of eight triaryl- and diarylpropargyl alcohols is reported.
Research Organization:
Coll. of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
OSTI ID:
5241328
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 42:21; ISSN JOCEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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