Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Isotope effect studies on elimination reactions. VI. The mechanism of the bimolecular elimination reaction of 2-arylethylammonium ions

PJ Smith, AN Bourns

Index: Smith,P.J.; Bourns,A.N. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1970 , vol. 48, p. 125 - 132

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Abstract

The mechanism of the elimination reaction of 2-arylethyltrimethylammonium ions with ethoxide ion in ethanol has been examined using tracer and kinetic isotope effect techniques. Absence of exchange with solvent of both 2-phenylethyltrimethylammonium-2, 2- d 2 bromide and 2-(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-ethyltrimethylammonium-2, 2-d 2 bromide and the observation of nitrogen isotope effects of 1.3 and 0.9%, respectively, have eliminated a ...