THE REACTIONS OF FLUORENYLIDENE WITH HETEROATOMIC NUCLEOPHILES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96388-4

The reaction of fluorenylidene with heteroatomic nucleophiles gives good yields of addition products.The rates of these reactions were determined using laser spectrophotometric techniques.Kinetic and product isotope effects were measured.The results of this investigation show that the reaction of the carbene with the nucleophile is not a one-step process.The implication of these conclusions to the spin selective reactions of carbenes and their utility as photoaffinity labels is discussed.