Kwang‐ting Liu, Patty Y.-H. Hwang, Hung I Chen
Nov 1, 2002
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Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry
Abstract
The solvolyses of 1-naphthoyl (2), 2-naphthoyl (3), 4-methyl-1-naphthoyl (4) and 6-methoxy-2-naphthoyl (5) chlorides in a variety of solvents were studied, and correlation analyses by using the single- and dual-parameter Grunwald–Winstein equations were examined. An excellent linear relationship (R = 0.995) for 4, log (k/k0) = 0.733YxBnCl + 0.269NOTs, was observed. An SN1-like mechanism with decreasing extent of nucleophilic solvent participation was found in the solvolysis of 2 and 4. 2-Naphthoyl chloride is likely to have a mechanism at the borderline of SN1-like dissociation and an addition–elimination process. 6-Methoxy-2-naphthoyl chloride shows more SN1-like character than 3 and is associated with nucleophilic solvent intervention more pronounced than that for 2 and 4. The applicability and the advantages of using the YxBnCl scale for different types of substrates are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.