Hydrolysis of aryl N-methylaminosulphonates: Evidence consistent with an E1cB mechanism

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Abstract

The following evidence is consistent with an E1cB mechanism for the hydrolysis of aryl N-methylaminosulphonates: (1) rate constants for the hydrolysis of the title esters are independent of pH in the alkaline region and obey a Broønsted type relationship with a β1.g, -1.8; (2) the 4-nitrophenyl N-methylamino-ester shows a 108-fold greater reactivity to hydroxide ion than does the corresponding dimethylamino-ester; and (3) increasing the concentration of amine buffer has no effect on the rate constant for the release of 4-nitrophenol from the monomethyl ester but at 1M-amine concentration all the product is in the form of the sulphonamide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1727-1732
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1974

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