Llinas, Antonio and Page, Michael I. (2004) Intramolecular general acid catalysis in the aminolysis of β-lactam antibiotics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2. pp. 651-654. ISSN 1477-0539
Abstract

The rate of aminolysis of benzylpenicillin and cephaloridine by hydroxylamine, unlike other amines, shows only a first order dependence on amine concentration. The rate enhancement compared with that predicted from a Bronsted plot for other primary amines with benzylpenicillin is greater than 106. This is much more than an -effect and is compatible with rate-limiting formation of the tetrahedral intermediate due to a rapid intramolecular general acid catalysed breakdown of the intermediate. For cephaloridine, the rate enhancement is greater than 104 which demonstrates that -lactam C–N bond fission and expulsion of the leaving group at C3 are not concerted.

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