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Hydrogen transfer Reactions, Part 4. Mechanism in the Stereoselective Hydrogen Transfer from 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene to Tetracyanoethene
Heesing, Albert,Muellers, Wolfgang
, p. 24 - 35 (2007/10/02)
The hydrogen transfer between 1,2-dihydronaphthalene (1) and tetracyanoethene (2) is highly stereoselective.Kinetic isotope effects exclude an electrocyclic reaction and support an ionic multistep mechanism.Stereoselectivity is caused by steric fixation in the intermediate ion pair.
