A series of methyl-substituted pentadienyl cations has been prepared and characterized. A careful study was then made of the rate at which these cations cyclize to give cyclopentenyl cation products. Rate constants and activation parameters have been determined for this rearrangement in several different solvents and at several different cation concentrations. There is an unexpectedly large factor of 10' difference in rate between the extremes of the cations studied and a rationalization of this is presented.The cyclopentenyl cation products themselves undergo numerous rearrangements involving methyl or hydride shifts and a detailed discussion of the tetramethyl case is given. It is shown that a 3-cyclopenten-I-yl cation intermediate is involved in these rearrangements.Une serie de pentadienylcations substitues par le methyle a ete preparee et caracterisee. Une etude soignee est faite sur la vitesse a laquelle ces cations se cyclisent pour donner les produits du cyclopentenylcation. Les constantes de vitesse et les parametres d'activation ont ett determines pour ce rearrangement dans une grande variete de solvants et pour diverses concentrations en cation. Un facteur inattendu de 10' a ett trouve dans la difference de vitesse entre les cations extr8mes ttudies; une rationalisation de ce fait est presentee.Les produits du cyclopentenylcation subissent eux-m8mes de nombreux rearrangements impliquant des dtplacements du mtthyle ou d'hydrure et une discussion detaillee du compose tetramethyl6 est donnee. On a montre que I'intermediaire cyclopenttne-3 yl-l cation est concerne dans ces rearrangements.
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