Tetrahedron

Concerning the mechanism of displacement of nitro groups from activated aromatic systems

DB Denney, DZ Denney, AJ Perez

Index: Denney, Donald B.; Denney, Dorothy Z.; Perez, Airan Jun Tetrahedron, 1993 , vol. 49, # 21 p. 4463 - 4476

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 21

Abstract

The photostimulated reactions of p-nitrobenzophenone and p-nitrobenzonitrile with a variety of nucleophiles have been investigated. Displacement of the nitro group is observed in all cases. The rates of the reactions were measured by FT-IR. The rates were slowed by substances such as sulfur, air, Galvinoxyl and p-benzoquinone. In several cases rates of loss of starting material were monitored by quenching the reaction mixtures and isolating ...