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Carbocation Lifetimes that are Independent of Carbocation Stability: the Reaction of α-Substituted 4-Methoxybenzyl Carbocations
Amyes, Tina L.,Richard, John P.
, p. 200 - 202 (2007/10/02)
The α-methoxy-4-methoxybenzyl carbocation reacts with the solvent trifluoroethanol-water (50:50 v/v) with a rate constant Ks = 3*107 s-1; ks increases by less than twofold when the carbocation is destabilised by replacement of the strongly electron donating α-OMe substituent by the strongly electron withdrawing α-CF3 substituent.
