β-Elimination in 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(4-nitrophenyl)ethane by the Action of Sodium Nitrite in Dipolar Aprotic Solvents

Abstract

The kinetics of dehydrochlorination of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-nitrophenyl)ethane with sodium nitrite in dipolar aprotic solvents have been studied. Quantum chemical simulation of the process has been performed, and its thermodynamic parameters have been determined. The effects of dissociation and solvation on the rate constant have been considered. The reaction mechanism has been identified as E2H.