New ideas on phase transfer catalysts: SN2 reaction with a solid ionophoric salt
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 4 (6) , 336-340
- https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.610040603
Abstract
A new mechanism of substitution between n‐hexyl bromide (RBr) and solid potassium chloride in toluene under phasetransfer catalysis conditions is suggested, involving the formation of intermediates, adsorbed on the solid phase, viz., two binary (KCl·QX and KX·QBr) and two ternary (QX·KCl·RBr and QBr·KX·RCl) complexes. According to this mechanism, the catalytic activity of onium salts (QX) in the substitution changes in the order QI > QBr > QCl. The nature of the catalyst cation has little or no effect on the reaction rate. A general rule is proposed according to which in this reaction the substrate is attacked by a stronger nucleophile whereas a weaker nucleophile accepts the leaving group of the substrate. These and earlier data are interpreted in term of the SN2 process occurring on the solid‐phase surface. The structure of the ternary complexes and the role of the phase‐transfer catalyst are discussed.Keywords
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