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41
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 2
A range of tritylamines TrNRR', and 4-methoxy-, 4,4'-dimethoxy-, and 4,4',4
"-trimethoxy-substituted analogues, have been prepared from (substituted)
trityl chloride, bromide, or tetrafluoroborate with ammonia or with amines
HNRR' where R and R' are hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl. Crystal structures of 4,
4',4 "-trimethoxytritylamine, N-tritylglycine methyl ester, tritylammonium
chloride, and N-tritylglycine have been determined. The central C-N bond of
tritylamine is not significantly affected by the introduction of p-methoxy
substituents into the trityl group, or by N-alkylation, but is lengthened
upon protonation of the amino group. Some degree of planarisation of the th
ree C-C bonds to the central carbon of the trityl group is also associated
with this C-N bond lengthening. N-Tritylglycine is shown to be a zwitter-io
n in the crystalline state and has pI = 6.4 in aqueous acetonitrile. Base s
trengths of a range of tritylamines have been measured in aqueous acetonitr
ile. The pK(BH+) values (pK(a) values of the corresponding tritylammonium i
ons), including ones for N-tritylglycine methyl ester and a range of N-trit
ylanilines, are remarkable for their similarity at pK(BH+) = ca. 9, i.e. ch
aracteristic of values for simple alkylamines. It is proposed that the (sub
stituted) trityl group sterically inhibits solvation of the protonated trit
ylglycine ester cation selectively, and prevents significant resonance inte
raction between the arene ring and the amino group in the anilines.