Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1

A study on the influence of a silicon group on the Curtius reaction

SK Ghosh

Index: Verma, Rekha; Ghosh, Sunil K. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1998 , # 15 p. 2377 - 2381

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Abstract

The effect of a dimethyl (phenyl) silyl group at different positions with respect to an acyl azide moiety on the Curtius reaction has been investigated. A silyl group at the β-position enhanced the reaction rate by about three times compared to a non-silylated analog. However, a silyl group at the γ-position had only a minor influence on the reaction. A diacyl azide having a silyl group at the β-position with respect to one acyl azide group and at the ...