40638-88-8

Upstream product

• 73072-12-5 C₈H₇⁽²⁾H₂ClHg 
• 40638-92-4 1,1-dideuterio-2-phenylethanol 
• 101-41-7 benzeneacetic acid methyl ester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Intervention of Phenonium Ion in Ritter Reactions

The transformation of phenylethyl chloride to 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines is shown to proceed via phenonium ion. The evidence comes from a study of dideuterated analogue 4, and the monomethylated and dimethylated compounds 2 and 3.

Using secondary alpha deuterium kinetic isotope effects to determine the stereochemistry of an E2 reaction; the stereochemistry of the E2 reaction of 1-chloro-2-phenylethane with potassium tert-butoxide in tert-butyl alcohol

Isotopic labelling studies have shown that the E2 reaction of 1-chloro-2-phenylethane with potassium tert-butoxide in tert-butyl alcohol occurs via an anti-periplanar stereochemistry. This demonstrates that the different secondary alpha deuterium kinetic isotope effects found for the high and low base concentrations and in the presence of 18-crown-6 ether are because of changes in transition state structure that occur when the form of the reacting base changes rather than to a change in the stereochemistry of the reaction.