title: Kinetics of hydrogen atom transfer from (eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Cr(CO)(3)H to various olefins: influence of olefin structure.
abstract: Treating (etha(5)-C(5)H(5))Cr(CO)3H (1) or (etha(5)-C(5)H(5))Cr(CO)3D (1-d(1)) with an excess of olefin containing the opposite isotope generally leads to H/D exchange, although hydrogenation is also observed in some cases. Application of an appropriate statistical correction to the observed exchange rate gives kH and kD, the rate constants for H* (D*) transfer from (etha(5)-C(5)H(5))Cr(CO)(3)H (D) to various olefins. The values of kH and kD vary appreciably with the substituents on the double bond. Phenyl-substituted olefins accept H* more readily than do carbomethoxy-substituted olefins, although the latter accept H* more readily than do alkyl-substituted olefins. A methyl substituent on the incipient radical site increases k(H) at 323 K by a factor between 5 and 50. A methyl substituent on the carbon to which the H* is being transferred decreases kH substantially. On the whole, the rate constants for H* transfer reflect steric effects as well as the stability of the resulting carbon-centered radicals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Jongwook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Lihao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jack R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Norton