Abstract
Abstract Solvolysis rates of 3-(aryldimethylsilyl)propyl p-toluenesulfonates were determined in various solvents. The reaction mechanism of this simple γ-silyl system was clarified based on the solvent effect and the substituent effect analyses. The solvent effect on this system clearly showed the nucleophilic assistance of solvent, but failed to correlate linearly with the extended Winstein-Grunwald equation, substantiating that the reaction should not proceed through either the formation of the cation intermediate or the SN2 mechanism. This suggests that the reaction takes place in competition between γ-silyl-assisted (kSi) and solvent-assisted (ks) pathways, and that the competition ratio varies with solvents and with aryl substituents. Product analysis revealed that the former pathway gave only cyclopropane and the latter gave only the substitution products. The overall kt value could be dissected into the partial rate constants kSi and ks for the two pathways by using product ratios. The effects of aryl substituents at the γ-silyl atom on kSi pathway were correlated with unexalted σ° parameter, giving the ρ values of -1.0 in 60E and -1.32 in 97Tw, and reflecting the delocalization of incipient carbocationic charge by participation of the Si-Cγ bond. The substituent effects on the ks pathway were negligibly small; this is in line with the remote reaction center in the concerted SN2 mechanism.
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