Reactivity of bromoalkanes in reactions of coordinated molecular decay

Abstract

The results from experiments on reactions of the coordinated molecular decay of RBr bromoalkanes on olefin and HBr are analyzed using the model of intersecting parabolas (MIP). Kinetic parameters within the MIP are calculated from the experimental data, enabling calculation of the activation energies (E) and rate constants (k) of such reactions, based on the enthalphy of the reaction and the MIP algorithms. The factors affecting the E of the RBr decay reaction are established: the enthalphy of the reaction, triplet repulsion, the energy of radical R• stabilization, the presence of a π bond adjacent to the reaction center, and the dipole–dipole interaction of polar groups. The energy spectrum of the partial energies of activation is constructed for the reaction of coordinated molecular decay of RBr, and the E and k of inverse addition reactions are evaluated.