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Ketene-forming eliminations from ArCH
2CO
2C
6H
3-2-X-4-NO
2 (Ar = t
hienyl,
1) promoted by R
2NH/R
2NH
2+ in 70 mol % MeCN(aq)
have been studied kinetically. W
hen X = CF
3 and NO
2, t
he reactionsex
hibit second-order kinetics as well as
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lg = 0.31-0.52 t
hat decrease wit
h a betterleaving group. Hence, an E2 mec
hanism is evident. As t
he leaving group is made poorer (X = H, OCH
3,and Cl), E2 transition state becomes more skewed toward t
he proton transfer, as revealed by t
he increasein Br&
ouml;nsted
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he E1cb mec
hanism competes. T
he c
hanges in t
he
k1 and
k-1/
k2 valueswit
h t
he reactant structure variation provide additional support for t
he competing E1cb mec
hanism. Bycomparing wit
h existing data for 4-YC
6H
4CH
2CO
2C
6H
3-2-X-4-NO
2, t
he effect of
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