title: Kinetic studies on the thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of 1-phenyltriazenes derived from cyclic amines.
abstract: Rate constants for thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of N-(phenylazo)-substituted nitrogen ring heterocyles were determined as a function of phenyl ring substitution, cyclic amine ring size, and organic solvents. Observed first-order rate constants are found to increase with increasing electron-withdrawing character of the para substituent, with larger amine rings, and with increasing solvent polarity. Overall, trends observed are consistent with geometrical isomerization taking place through rotation around the nitrogen-nitrogen double bond via a polarized transition state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.
authors.forename: Jinlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barra