Reductive activation of arenes: XIX. Mechanism and some synthetic applications of the alkylation of phthalodinitrile radical anion

Article abstract of DOI:10.1134/S1070428006090053

Using cyclopropylmethyl bromide as mechanism-sensitive reagent, it was shown that the reaction of phthalonitrile radical anion with alkyl halides in liquid ammonia involves electron transfer. The effects of the nature of alkyl bromide and counterion in th