Table 4.

Correlation of the specific rates of solvolysis of alkyl fluoroformates using the extended (Eqn. 4) form of the Grunwald-Winstein equation^a,.

Substrate	nb	lc	mc	cc	l/m	Rd
1-AdOCOF	10e	2.78 ± 0.21	1.01 ± 0.06	0.09 ± 0.16	2.78	0.987
	16f	~ 0	0.70 ± 0.01	−0.02 ± 0.05	~ 0	0.999
t-BuOCOF	17	0.41 ± 0.05	0.65 ± 0.03	0.02 ± 0.04	0.63	0.989
2-AdOCOF	17	1.92 ± 0.15	0.84 ± 0.06	−0.02 ± 0.06	2.28	0.968
i-PrOCOF	20	1.59 ± 0.16	0.80 ± 0.06	−0.12 ± 0.05	1.99	0.957
n-OctOCOF	19	1.67 ± 0.07	0.76 ± 0.03	−0.08 ± 0.18	2.20	0.988
n-PrOCOF	16	1.72 ± 0.12	0.91 ± 0.08	−0.05 ± 0.08	1.89	0.970
EtOCOF	17	1.34 ± 0.14	0.77 ± 0.07	−0.06 ± 0.10	1.74	0.942
MeOCOF	14	1.33 ± 0.09	0.73 ± 0.06	−0.08 ± 0.08	1.82	0.972
C6H5CH2OCOF	13	1.43 ± 0.13	0.70 ± 0.05	−0.09 ± 0.17	2.04	0.974
C6H5COFg	41	1.58 ± 0.09	0.82 ± 0.05	−0.09 ± 0.10	1.93	0.953

^aSee text for references to the source of the specific rate values and the derived correlation values.

^bNumber of solvents.

^cWith associated standard error.

^dMultiple correlation coefficient.

^eBy addition-elimination pathway.

^fBy ionization pathway.

^gCorrelation data for benzoyl fluoride from ref. 117.