title: Hammett analyses of halocarbene-halocarbanion equilibria.
abstract: Substituted arylchlorocarbenes (X = H, p-Cl, p-CF3, p-F, m-Cl) reacted reversibly with Cl(-) in dichloroethane to form the corresponding aryldichloromethide carbanions. Equilibrium constants and rate constants for the forward and reverse reactions were correlated by the Hammett equation. DFT methods were used to compute equilibrium constants and electronic absorption spectra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krogh-Jespersen