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Triazine-Based Cationic Leaving Group: Synergistic Driving Forces for Rapid Formation of Carbocation Species
Hikaru Fujita1, Satoshi Kakuyama1, Shuichi Fukuyoshi1
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences , Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan.
Abstract:
A new triazine-based cationic leaving group has been developed for the acid-catalyzed alkylation of O- and C-nucleophiles. There are two synergistic driving forces, namely, stable C═O bond formation and charge-charge repulsive effects, involved in the rapid generation of the carbocation species in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (∼200 mol %). Considerable rate acceleration of benzylation, allylation, and p-nitrobenzylation was observed as compared to the reactions with less than 100 mol % of the acid catalyst. The triazine-based leaving group showed superior p-nitrobenzylation yield and stability in comparison to common leaving groups, trichloroacetimidate and bromide. A plausible reaction mechanism (the cationic leaving group pathway) was proposed on the basis of mechanistic and kinetic studies, NMR experiments, and calculations.
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