Hydride ion transfer reactions in the gas phase. Pressure dependence of reaction efficiency as a criterion for the recognition of anchimeric assistance

Abstract

The efficiency (kobs/kcoll) of the gas phase hydride ion transfer from 2,2-dimethylbutane to tert-butyl cation displays a pronounced positive pressure dependence, which suggests significant anchimeric assistance of the methyl groups of 2,2-dimethylbutane adjacent to the departing CH2 hydride in the transition state.