ELECTRON-DEFICIENT CARBOCATIONS - DIRECT OBSERVATION OF ALPHA-CARBONYLMETHYL CATIONS BY LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS

被引:39
作者
JOHNSTON, LJ [1 ]
KWONG, P [1 ]
SHELEMAY, A [1 ]
LEERUFF, E [1 ]
机构
[1] YORK UNIV,DEPT CHEM,N YORK M3J 1P3,ON,CANADA
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10.1021/ja00058a009
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The 9-carbomethoxyfluoren-9-yl cation was generated under stable ion conditions and characterized by spectral data (visible/NMR spectroscopy) and product identification of the benzene and toluene trapping reactions. The laser flash excitation of methyl alpha-bromodiphenylacetate and methyl 9-bromo-9-fluorenylcarboxylate generated both the corresponding cations and radicals. Rate constants for nucleophilic quenching by alcohols and bromide ion were measured for both the alpha-carbomethoxy cations and the unsubstituted diphenylmethyl and 9-fluorenyl cations. The results indicated an increase in kinetic stability upon replacement of alpha-hydrogen by alpha-carbomethoxy. Direct comparison of quenching rate constants in the same solvent showed an increase in reactivity of the 9-fluorenyl cations relative to the diphenylmethyl cations.
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页码:1664 / 1669
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