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Aromatic desulfonation: determination of reaction mechanism on the basis of the theory of activity coefficients of the transition state and the Cox-Yates excess acidity function

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5887157

The mechanism of the desulfonation (hydrolysis) of mesitylenesulfonic acid in sulfuric acid (0-80 wt. %) at 25/degree/C was analyzed by means of the theory of the activity coefficients of the transition state (f/sub S/ne///sup */) and the excess acidity function (the X function). The dependence of the log (f/sub S/ne///sup */) values on the concentration of the desulfonating sulfuric acid, the linear correlation between the effective reaction rate constants (in the form of log k/sub h.eff/-log c/sub H/sup +//) and the X function of the medium, and the degree of proton transfer to the substrate in the transition state (/alpha/ = 0.88 /plus minus/0.04), calculated from the angular coefficient of this correlation, which agrees with data on the reagent-solvent kinetic isotope effect (k/sub H//k/sub D/ = 2.8 /plus minus/ 0.3), indicate unambiguously a mechanism of the A-S/sub E/sup 2// type.

Research Organization:
Ivanovo State Univ., (USSR)
OSTI ID:
5887157
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:4; ISSN JOCYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English