Global and Local Electrophilicity Patterns of Diazonium Ions and Their Reactivity toward π-Nucleophiles
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Abstract
The global and local electrophilicity patterns of a series of 15 diazonium ions have been evaluated using the absolute scale of electrophilicity proposed by Parr et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 1922). The predicted global electrophilicity pattern of the whole series of diazonium ions correctly compares with the experimental electrophilicity recently determined for these charged electrophiles. The global electrophilicity is then projected into the different potential active sites of the molecular ions using the electrophilic Fukui function. The highest regional electrophilicity power is found at the terminal nitrogen atom of the arenediazonium ions, yet the highest positive charge is located on the nitrogen atom directly attached to the aromatic ring. This result is consistent with the observed reactivity displayed by diazonium ions toward substituted alkenes, thereby suggesting that the formation of the azocarbocation intermediate is mostly orbital rather than charge controlled.
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