Vinyl carbanions. Part I. Kinetics of hydrogen-deuterium exchange in fluoren-9-ylideneacetonitrile catalysed by sodium ethoxide

B. A. Feit*, L. Bohor, S. Rubinraut

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Abstract

The kinetics of hydrogen-deuterium exchange in fluoren-9- ylideneacetonitrile in ethyl [2H] alcohol, catalysed by sodium ethoxide, have been studied. The observed rate equation is (i) where k ex = 1.15 ±0.05 I mol-1 min-1 at R = kex[Olefin][EtO-Na+] (i) 30°. N.m.r. did not show any formation of the addition product of ethyl alcohol to this olefin. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange of the cis- and trans-isomers of 3-(2-bromophenyl)-3-phenylacrylonitrile, under comparable conditions, occurs without any isomerization. It is suggested, therefore, that exchange takes place via the derived vinyl carbanion and not by an addition-elimination mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-256
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1976

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