Mechanism of hydrolysis of coumaran-2-ones

David M. Heathcote; Gareth A. De Boos; John H. Atherton; Michael I. Page

doi:10.1039/a707946j

Mechanism of hydrolysis of coumaran-2-ones

David M. Heathcote, Gareth A. De Boos, John H. Atherton, Michael I. Page

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The hydrolysis of coumaran-2-one and 5-substituted 3-phenylcoumaran-2-ones is preceded by a pre-equilibrium involving the formation of an enolate anion at high pH. The pK_a of 3-phenylcoumaran-2-one is 8.39 in water at 25°C and the 3-phenyl substituent increases the carbon acidity by 10⁴. However, despite this ready carbanion formation, the conventional addition-elimination mechanism for hydrolysis of 3-phenylcoumaran-2-ones is confirmed by a solvent kinetic isotope effect of 0.63 and a Brønsted β_1g of -0.6. This is compatible with rate limiting formation of a tetrahedral intermediate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	535-540
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/a707946j
Publication status	Published - Mar 1998

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