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Cyclohexadienyl cations. VI. Methyl group isotope effects in the dienone--phenol rearrangement

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00435a026· OSTI ID:7347437
Rates of rearrangement of 4,4-di(trideuteriomethyl)cyclohexadienone (1-DD) and 4-methyl-4-trideuteriomethylcyclohexadienone (1-HD) are compared with the unlabeled material (1-HH). The observed isotope effects are k/sub HH//k/sub DD/ = 1.149 +- 0.017 and k/sub HH//k/sub HD/ = 1.060 +- 0.012. The product isotope effect obtained from 1-HD by converting the rearrangement product to 3,4-dimethyl-4-dichloromethylcyclohexadienone and NMR integration of the two methyl resonances is 1.36 +- 0.05. Suitable combination of these results give k/sub H//sup ..cap alpha../ (methyl migrational isotope effect) = 1.25 and k/sub H//sup ..beta../ (remnant methyl group isotope effect) = 0.92. The magnitude and direction of these isotope effects are compared with others in the literature.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore
OSTI ID:
7347437
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 98:19; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English