A Direct Relationship between Nucleophilicity and Basicity in SN2 Reactions of Fluorenyl Anions with Benzyl Chloride in Dimethyl Sulfoxide Solution

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo01304a035

The rates of reactions for nine 9-substituted fluorenyl anions, 9-G-Fl^- (G=CN, CO2Me, PhSO2, PhS, Ph, PhO, PhCH2, Me, t-Bu), reacting with benzyl chloride in Me2SO solution have been measured.For 9-CN-Fl^- the rates increased with sol