Abstract
When the Hammett-Taft equation log (k/ko)=ρq · σ is applied to the solvolysis of the 3-substituted propyl bromides 6a-6i in ethanol/water 4:1 (v/v) log k correlates linearly with σ except in cases where R exerts an anchimeric effect. The reaction constant ρq for 6 is − 0.12 and is typical for a nucleophilic solvent-assisted ks process at a primary C-atom. The tertiary halides 1 and 3, however, which react with little or no nucleophilic solvent assistance, i.e. by kc processes, lead to larger ρq values of −0.71 and −1.14, respectively. The reaction constant pq is therefore a sensitive gauge for charge development in the transition state for solvolysis of saturated compounds.
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