FTIR, NMR and kinetic studies of proton transfer reactions from nitro-substituted diarylmethanes to N-bases with guanidine character

Authors:

• Grzegorz Marek Schroeder,
• Bogusława Łęska,
• Arnold Jarczewski,
• Barbara Nowak-Wydra,
• Bogumił Brzezinski

Abstract

Deprotonation of bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)methane (C-acid 1) and 2,4-dinitrophenyl-2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethane (C-acid 2) by 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4,4,0]dec-5-ene (MTBD) and 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4,4,0]dec-5-ene (TBD) in acetonitrile has been studied using ¹H and ¹³C NMR as well as FT-IR spectroscopy. The 1:1 mixtures of N-bases with C-acids form protonated N-bases and products, for which only one respective structure was found. In the case of deprotonated C-acid 1 a symmetrical charge distribution in the phenyl rings was found, whereas for deprotonated C-acid 2 the charge distribution was asymmetrical. The spectral feature was explained as a strong electrostatic interaction between the product and the protonated N-bases. The kinetics of the proton transfer reaction from C-acid 1 and C-acid 2 to MTBD and TBD in acetonitrile are reported. The activation parameters are discussed in two aspects: the steric effect of the basic centre and the delocalization of charge for the carbanion products. © 1995.