α-DEUTERIUM KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS IN SOLVOLYSES OF endo-NORBORNYL p-BROMOBENZENESULFONATE

endo-Norbornyl-2-d p-bromobenzenesulfonate was synthesized and the isotope effects, as measured by k H /k D , were determined over a range of temperatures for solvolyses in 30% water – 70% dioxane, acetic acid, and formic acid. Values of k H /k D are of the order of 1.20. The data appear to indicate slightly higher isotope effects as the solvents are changed from aqueous dioxane to acetic acid to formic acid, as well as somewhat higher isotope effects at lower temperatures. Possible mechanistic implications of these results are presented. Relative titrimetric acetolysis rates, k exo /k endo , at different temperatures, and enthalpies and entropies of activation for these acetolyses are evaluated and discussed.