Aminocyclodextrins to facilitate the deprotonation of 4-tert-butyl-α-nitrotoluene

dc.contributor.authorBarr, L.
dc.contributor.authorEaston, C.
dc.contributor.authorLee, K.
dc.contributor.authorLincoln, S.
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstract6A-Amino-6A-deoxy-beta-cyclodextrin enhances the rate of the deprotonation of 4-tert-butyl-alpha-nitrotoluene. The rate constants for reaction of the cyclodextrin-bound species, kinc = 4 x 10(-3), 9 x 10(-3) and 19 x 10(-3) s(-1), at pH 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0, respectively, in 0.1 mol dm(-3) aqueous phosphate buffer containing 1% methanol at 298 K. These rate constants correspond to a rate acceleration (kinc/kun) of ca. 10 times at each pH. Under the same conditions, 6A-dimethylamino-6A-deoxy-beta-cyclodextrin and 6A-(2-aminoethylamino)-6A-deoxy-beta-cyclodextrin are more effective; at pH 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0, for the former, kinc = 3 x 10(-2), 7 x 10(-2) and 12 x 10(-2) s(-1), whilst for the latter, kinc = 4 x 10(-2), 5 x 10(-2) and 9 x 10(-2) s(-1), respectively. Each cyclodextrin also decreases the pKa of the nitrotoluene, from 6.8 in free solution, to 6.2 when bound. The accelerated deprotonation by 6A-amino-6A-deoxy-beta-cyclodextrin is reflected in the enhanced rates of hydrogen-deuterium exchange of the nitrotoluene in deuterium oxide, and in the conjugate addition of the nitrotoluene to methyl vinyl ketone in aqueous solution.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLorna Barr, Christopher J. Easton, Kitty Lee and Stephen F. Lincoln
dc.identifier.citationOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2005; 3(16):2990-2993
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/b506187c
dc.identifier.issn1477-0520
dc.identifier.issn1477-0539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/17800
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal Soc Chemistry
dc.rights© Royal Society of Chemistry 2005
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1039/b506187c
dc.subjectToluene
dc.subjectCyclodextrins
dc.subjectHydrogen-Ion Concentration
dc.titleAminocyclodextrins to facilitate the deprotonation of 4-tert-butyl-α-nitrotoluene
dc.title.alternativeAminocyclodextrins to facilitate the deprotonation of 4-tert-butyl-alpha-nitrotoluene
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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