54282-53-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Gas-phase ionic reactions of benzyl and methoxide anions
Gatev, Geo G.,Zhong, Meili,Brauman, John I.
, p. 531 - 536 (2007/10/03)
Gas-phase reactions of benzyl and methoxide anions with alkyl formate and other esters were compared using Fourier transform io cyclotron resonance spectroscopy. Although these anions have similar basicities, in many cases the reaction pathways differ.
Radical and Ionic Reactions of (Benzoylmethyl)mercurials
Russell, Glen A.,Kulkarni, Shekhar V.,Khanna, Rajive K.
, p. 1080 - 1086 (2007/10/02)
Photolysis of PhCOCH2HgCl or (PhCOCH2)2Hg yields benzoylmethyl radicals which can be trapped by anions such as Me2C=NO2-, RC(CO2Et)2-, RC(O-)=CH2 or by other electron-rich systems such as (RO)3P, N-methylpyrrole, enamines, or norbornene.Electron transfer from the adduct radicals to the mercurials yields PhCOCH2A from the anions A-, PhCOCH2P(O)(OR)2 from P(OR)3, and the phenacyl derivative from N-methylpyrrole or enamines.Easily oxidized anions such as PhCOCPh2- or PhC(CH3)=NO2- react with PhCOCH2* by electron transfer to yield the dimer derived from the anion.Addition of PhCOCH2* to norbornene yields a substituted 3-benzoylpropyl radical which cyclizes at the ortho position of the benzoyl group to give the α-tetralone derivative.
