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Photo-Stevens Rearrangement of 9-Dimethylsulfonium Fluorenylide
Zhang, Jian-Jian,Schuster, Gary B.
, p. 716 - 719 (2007/10/02)
The direct irradiation of 9-dimethylsulfonium fluorenylide (DMSF) in acetonitrile or THF gives primarily the Stevens rearrangement product 9-methyl-9-(methylthio)fluorene and the dimeric bis.The mechanism of this reaction was investigated by kinetic, product, and isotope tracer techniques.The results indicate that the primary photochemical step is bond homolysis from an n?* singlet state of the ylide.Oxidation of the ylide does not lead to chemical reaction.
