META-SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS ON BENZYL FREE-RADICAL STABILITY

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FISHER, TH
DERSHEM, SM
PREWITT, ML
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[1] Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State
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10.1021/jo00290a041
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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A series of 5-substituted 3-cyanotoluenes was synthesized, and the relative rates of N-bromosuccinimide bromination were determined in benzene at 80 °C. The resulting F* values of meta Me, H, Br, NO2, and CN were found to be 0.03, 0.00, -0.03, -0.04, and -0.10, respectively. Of these meta substituents, all but methyl were found to be destabilizing to the intermediate benzyl free radical. These meta substituent results are consistent with reported σa and αc: values and cast doubt upon reports that assume meta substituents have no influence on free-radical stability. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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