Absolute rates of intermolecular carbon-hydrogen abstraction reactions by fluorinated radicals

Shtarev, AB; Tian, F; Dolbier, WR; Smart, BE

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4854588

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Journal Article

Year

1999

HERO ID 4854588
In Press No
Year 1999
Title Absolute rates of intermolecular carbon-hydrogen abstraction reactions by fluorinated radicals
Authors Shtarev, AB; Tian, F; Dolbier, WR; Smart, BE
Journal Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume 121
Issue 32
Page Numbers 7335-7341
Abstract Using competition kinetic methodology, absolute rate constants for bimolecular hydrogen abstraction from a variety of organic substrates in solution have been obtained for the n-C4H9CF2CF2., n-C4F9., and i-C3F7. radicals. Fluorine substitution substantially increases the reactivity of alkyl radicals with respect to C-H abstraction, with the secondary radical being most reactive. A wide range of substrate reactivities (5200-fold) was observed, with the results being discussed in terms of an interplay of thermodynamic, polar, steric, stereoelectronic, and electrostatic/field effects on the various C-H abstraction transition states. Representative carbon-hydrogen bond dissociation energies of a number of ethers and alcohols have been calculated using DFT methodology.
Doi 10.1021/ja990521q
Wosid WOS:000082250000008
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