Br. Cho et al., MECHANISM OF ELIMINATION FROM (E)-2,4-DINITROBENZALDEHYDE O-PIVALOYLOXIME PROMOTED BY R2NH R2NH2+ BUFFER IN 70-PERCENT MECN(AQ)/, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 18(12), 1997, pp. 1301-1304
Elimination reactions of (E)-2,4-dinitrobenzaldehyde O-pivaloyloxime p
romoted by R2NH/R2NH2+ buffer in 70% MeCN(aq) have been studied kineti
cally. The reaction exhibited second order kinetics and general base c
atalysis with Bronsted beta=0.45. The Hammett rho value decreased from
2.3 to 1.6 as the base-solvent system was changed from DBU in MeCN to
R2NH/R2NH2+ buffer in 70% MeCN(aq). From these results an E2 mechanis
m is proposed.