The Replacement of Electronegative Substituents by an Electron-transfer Mechanism. The Factors Governing the Reaction of Carbonyl and Imino Compounds with Organomagnesium Reagents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.55.1121

For the purpose of studying the electron-transfer initiated replacement of ortho-methoxy and ortho-halogeno substituents of diaryl ketone anils by the aryl group of ArMgBr, eight anils were prepared.The expected o-methoxy replacement by the phenyl group o