Helvetica Chimica Acta

Visible??light??promoted Wohl–Ziegler functionalization of organic molecules with N??bromosuccinimide under solvent??free reaction conditions

M Jereb, M Zupan, S Stavber

Index: Jereb, Marjan; Zupan, Marko; Stavber, Stojan Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2009 , vol. 92, # 3 p. 555 - 566

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Citation Number: 19

Abstract

The visible-light-induced transformation of toluenes with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC) was studied. The reaction took place in spite of the very restricted molecular motion; toluenes could be regioselectively converted to benzyl bromides. Selective radical-chain reactions with NBS were carried out in liquid/liquid and in solid/solid systems; furthermore, reactions could be performed in the presence of air. The ...