DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS IN AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS - ENFORCED HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIENE AND DIENOPHILE

  • W BLOKZIJL
  • , MJ BLANDAMER
  • , JBFN ENGBERTS

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Abstract

Second-order rate constants and isobaric activation parameters for the intermolecular Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with alkyl vinyl ketones (2a,b) and 5-substituted-1,4-naphthoquinones (3a-c) as well as for the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of N-furfuryl-N-methylmaleamic acid (4) were determined in water, monohydric alcohols, and highly aqueous solutions containing monohydric alcohols and other organic cosolvents. The intermolecular as well as the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction are characterized by large rate accelerations upon going from an organic solvent to water as the reaction medium. A model for solvation effects on rate constants for Diels-Alder reactions in aqueous solutions is developed. The typical, huge rate enhancements for Diels-Alder reactions in water and in highly aqueous binary mixtures are significantly sensitive to substituent effects and are discussed in terms of enforced pairwise hydrophobic interactions between diene and dienophile.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4241-4246
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume113
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 22-May-1991

Keywords

  • HOST-GUEST CHEMISTRY
  • QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS
  • PRODUCT SELECTIVITY
  • BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN
  • SOLVENT
  • WATER
  • PARAMETERS
  • ACCELERATION
  • PRESSURE
  • TEMPERATURE

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