Relationship between the electrophilicity and σp Hammett constant in Baeyer-Villiger reactions

L. Meneses, A. Araya, F. Pilaquinga, P. Fuentealba

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Abstract

The Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of some aldehydes and ketones has been revised by using the electrophilicity as a descriptor of reactivity. The global electrophilicity index evaluated at the ground state of a series of aromatic aldehydes and ketones shows a linear relationship with the σp Hammett substituent constants. The theoretical scale correctly accounts for the electrophilic activation/deactivation effects promoted by electron withdrawing and electron releasing substituents in these molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-30
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume460
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jul 2008

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