Intramolecular selectivity of the alkylation of substituted anilines by gaseous cations

M Attina, F Cacace, G De Petris

Index: Attina, Marina; Cacace, Fulvio; de Petris, Giulia Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1985 , vol. 107, p. 1556 - 1561

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Abstract

Abstract: The intramolecular selectivity of the electrophilic reactions of Et+, i-Pr+, and Me2F+ cations with substituted anilines, including m-toluidine, m-anisidine, and m-and p- fluoroaniline, has been investigated in the dilute gas state at pressures ranging from 100 to 720 torr by a radiolytic technique, complemented by chemical ionization mass spectrometry. The results indicate an appreciable kinetic bias for the nitrogen atom, leading to ...