Mechanism of dehydrochlorination of 2,2-diaryl-1,1,1-trichloroethanes with nitrite and halide anions

Аннотация

The reactivity of 2,2-diphenyl-1,1,1-trichloroethane toward halide ions in dipolar aprotic solvents has been studied, and the mechanisms of its reactions with nitrite and halide ions have been compared. The results of kinetic and DFT quantum chemical studies suggest a common bimolecular elimination mechanism for both dehydrochlorination reactions.