Reaction of Dichloromethane with Pyridine Derivatives under Ambient Conditions
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Support from the National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-0741993) for purchase of the mass spectrometer is gratefully acknowledged. A.B.R. was supported in part by funding from the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI). Financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-0911186) is gratefully acknowledged.
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The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
Pyridine derivatives and dichloromethane (DCM) are commonly used together in a variety of different applications. However, DCM slowly reacts with pyridine and a variety of other representative pyridine derivatives to form methylenebispyridinium dichloride compounds under ambient conditions. The proposed mechanism (two consecutive SN2 reactions) was studied by evaluating the kinetics of the reaction between 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine and DCM. The second-order rate constants for the first (k1) and second (k2) substitutions were found to be 2.56(±0.06) × 10−8 and 4.29(±0.01) × 10−4 M−1 s−1, respectively. Because the second substitution is so much faster than the first, the monosubstitution product could not be isolated or detected during the reaction; it was synthesized independently in order to observe its kinetics.
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DOI
10.1021/jo100276m
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38377
Citation Details
Rudine, A. B., Walter, M. G., & Wamser, C. C. (2010). Reaction of dichloromethane with pyridine derivatives under ambient conditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75(12), 4292-4295.