JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.256-260, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
A detailed direct kinetic study has been carried out to compare the reaction rate of transferable group, Ph in mixed phenylzinc reagents, RPhZn (R=n-alkyl) and in homo diphenylzinc reagent, Ph2Zn in their reactions with allyl bromide in THF at 25(15) degrees C. Empirical rata law and activation parameters are consistent with a second-order substitution reaction. The allylation rate of transferable group Ph in RPhZn (R=n-alkyl) has been found higher than the rate of Ph group in Ph2Zn. A mechanism which accommodates the kinetic data and higher allylation rate of transferable group Ph in RPhZn than that in Ph2Zn is given. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.