title: One-electron reduction of methanesulfonyl chloride. The fate of MeSO2Cl(.)(-) and MeSO2(.) intermediates in oxygenated solutions and their role in the cis-trans isomerization of mono-unsaturated fatty acids.
abstract: The one-electron reduction of methanesulfonyl chloride (MeSO2Cl) leads, in the first instance, to an electron adduct MeSO2Cl(.)(-) which lives long enough for direct detection and decays into sulfonyl radicals MeSO2(.) and Cl(-), with k = 1.5 x 10(6) s(-1). Both, MeSO2Cl(.)(-) and MeSO2(.) showed a similar absorption in the UV with lambdamax of 320 nm. In the presence of oxygen, MeSO2Cl(.)(-) transfers an electron to O(2) and establishes an equilibrium with superoxide. The rate constant for the forward reaction was measured to 4.1 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1), while for the back reaction only an interval of 1.7 x 10(5) to 1.7 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) could be estimated, with a somewhat higher degree of confidence for the lower value. This corresponds to an equilibrium constant in the range of 2.4 x 10(3) to 2.4 x 10(4). With reference to E degrees (O2/O2(.)(-)) = -155 mV, the redox potential of the sulfonyl chloride couple, E degrees (MeSO2Cl/MeSO2Cl(.)(-)), thus results between being equal to -355 and -414 mV (vs NHE). MeSO2Cl(.)(-) reduces (besides O2) 4-nitroacetophenone. The underlying electron transfer took place with k = 1.5 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1), corroborating an E degrees for the sulfonyl chloride couple significantly exceeding the above listed lower value. The MeSO2(.) radical added to oxygen with a rate constant of 1.1 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1). Re-dissociation of O2 from MeSO2OO(.) occurred only very slowly, if at all, that is, with k << 10(5) s(-1). MeSO2(.) radicals can act as the catalyst for the cis-trans isomerization of several Z- and E-mono-unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters in homogeneous solution. The effectiveness of the isomerization processes has been addressed, and in the presence of oxygen the isomerization is completely suppressed.
authors.affiliation: I.S.O.F., Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy. tamba@isof.cnr.it
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamba
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dajka
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreri
authors.forename: Klaus-Dieter
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Asmus
authors.forename: Chryssostomos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatgilialoglu
mesh_terms: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008698:Mesylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen; D012996:Solutions; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005609:Free Radicals; D008698:Mesylates; D012996:Solutions; C030209:methanesulfonyl chloride; D010100:Oxygen