Alvi Scheherzad, Singleton Daniel A
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States.
Org Lett. 2021 Mar 19;23(6):2174-2177. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00324. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
The initial energy in a reactive intermediate is derived from the transition state the intermediate but can affect selectivity the intermediate. In this way an observable selectivity can report on a prior, kinetically hidden mechanistic step. This new type of mechanistic probe is demonstrated here for the oxidation of 1-methylcyclobutanol by phthaloyl peroxide/BuNBr, and it supports a hypobromite chain mechanism in place of the previously proposed hydrogen atom transfer mechanism.
反应中间体的初始能量源自过渡态,该中间体虽能影响选择性,但也能影响中间体。通过这种方式,可观测到的选择性能够反映出之前动力学上隐藏的机理步骤。本文展示了这种新型机理探针用于邻苯二甲酰过氧化物/丁基溴化铵对1 - 甲基环丁醇的氧化反应,它支持次溴酸盐链式机理,而非先前提出的氢原子转移机理。