4-Chlorophenyl chlorothionoformate is used as a dealkylating agent for tertiary amines. Chlorothionoformates like 4-chlorophenyl chlorothionoformate have also found commercial uses such as fungicides and insect repellents. This project assesses its decomposition in various pure and aqueous organic mixtures by evaluating its solvolysis rates in solvents of varying nucleophilicity and ionizing power. Initial results suggest a dual mechanism that is heavily dependent of the ionizing ability of the solvent. This result will be further confirmed by comparing the rates of solvolysis of 4-chlorophenyl chlorothionoformate with the previously published rates of solvolysis of phenyl chlorothionoformate.

Correlation of the rates of solvolysis of 4-chlorophenyl chlorothionoformate

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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