Enol-keto tautomerism of 9-anthrol and hydrolysis of its methyl ether

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McCann, GM [1 ]
McDonnell, CM [1 ]
Magris, L [1 ]
O'Ferrall, RAM [1 ]
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[1] Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Dublin, Dept Chem, Dublin 4, Ireland
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 2 | 2002年 / 04期
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10.1039/b109242c
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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The equilibrium constant for keto-phenol tautomerisation of anthrone to 9-anthrol (K-B = [phenol]/[ ketone]) has been determined as pK(E) (-log K-E) = 2.10 from ratios of rate constants for ketonisation of anthrol and phenolisation of anthrone in aqueous acetic acid buffers at 25 degreesC. Combining this value with pK(a) = 10.0 for the ionization of anthrone, measured spectrophotometrically in piperazine and borate buffers, gives pK(a) = 7.9 for the phenolic hydroxy group of anthrol. Measurements of rate constants for tautomerisation showed acid catalysis by H3O+ in aqueous HCl but by the base component only in buffer solutions of weaker acids. The H3O+-catalysed reaction is subject to a solvent isotope effect k(H3O)/k(D3O) = 4.8, consistent with protonation of 9-anthrol at the 10-carbon atom of the anthracene ring in the rate-determining step. Comparison with hydrolysis of the methyl ether of anthrol showed that ketonisation is faster by a factor of 3000. This large rate difference is consistent with NMR measurements which show that deuterium isotope exchange at the 10-position of the anthryl methyl ether occurs in competition with hydrolysis. This accounts for a 60-70 fold of the rate difference. The residue is attributed to (a) a normal difference of 16-fold in protonation rates of phenols and the corresponding methyl ethers and (b) a minor contribution from steric hindrance to resonance stabilisation of the anthracen-9-onium ion intermediate in the hydrolysis reaction from interaction of the conjugating methoxy group with the 1,8-hydrogen atoms of the adjacent phenyl rings.
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