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Anilide formation from an aliphatic ester. The mechanism of cyclisation of methyl 3-(2-aminophenyl)propionate
Published 1979 · A. Kirby, Tasneem G. Mujahid, P. Camilleri
Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
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Abstract
The cyclisation of methyl 3-(2-aminophenyl)propionate to dihydroquinolone is both general acid and general base catalysed. General base catalysis involves the diffusion-controlled, rate-determining removal of a proton from a zwitterionic tetrahedral intermediate, as observed for reactions with more basic amines. But the general acid catalysed proton transfer is concerted with heavy atom reorganisation, and a mechanism involving the rate-determining breakdown of a neutral tetrahedral intermediate is proposed. The kinetics require independent routes to the two tetrahedral intermediates, and it is shown that the cyclisation of the conjugate acid of the amino-ester is an important pathway for ester aminolysis by weakly basic amines.
The cyclisation of methyl 3-(2-aminophenyl)propionate to dihydroquinolone involves both general acid and general base catalysis, with a proposed mechanism involving heavy atom reorganization and rate-determining breakdown of a neutral tetrahedral intermediate.
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