115584-23-1Relevant articles and documents
AROMATIC RADICAL-ANIONS. XI. THE REACTION OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE REDUCTION OF 1-NAPHTHONITRILE BY POTASSIUM IN THF WITH METHYL IODIDE AND WATER
Bil'kis, I. I.,Baganova, T. A.,Denisov, A. Yu.,Shteingarts, V. D.
, p. 1823 - 1829 (2007/10/02)
The action of oxygen on the product of the one-electron reduction of 1-naphthonitrile by potassium in THF gives the starting nitrile an 4,4'-dicyano-1,1'-dinaphthyl, which indicates a reversible dimerization of the 1-naphthonitrile radical-anion.In accord with this conclusions, hydrolysis of these reduction product gives napthalene , 4,4'-dicyano-1,1'-dinaphthyl, 4-cyano-1,1'-dinaphthyl, while the action of CH3I gives 1-methylnapthalene, 1-cyano-1-methyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene, and 4-cyano-4'-methyl-1,1'-dinaphtyl.