Détermination cinétique de la nature du conformère réactif dans l'hydrolyse des orthoesters

Abstract

The rates of hydrolysis of the following orthoesters, 6 or 7-substituted 1,1-diethoxy 3,4-dihydrobenzo-2-pyrans (R = 6-MeO, H, 7-MeO, 7-NO2 and 6-NO2) were determined at 27 °C in water/dioxan (2:1 by volume). The catalytic rate constants as well as the Hammett ρ constants show that the rate-determining step is the formation of a cyclic carboxonium ion intermediate and constitute a kinetic piece of evidence for the determination of the nature of the reactive conformer in hydrolysis of 2,2-dialkoxy tetrahydropyran orthoesters.