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Investigations on the Selectivity of the β-Scission of Alkyl-Radicals, II - Selectivity of the β-Fragmentation of α-(Methoxycarbonyl)alkyl Radicals
Metzger, Juergen O.,Klenke, Kurt
, p. 875 - 879 (2007/10/02)
The rate of β-scission of α-(methoxycarbonyl)alkyl radicals 3 and 9, generated by addition of cycloalkyl radicals to appropriate methyl 2-methylenealkanoates 1 and methyl (E)-2-alkenoates 8, resp., has been measured relative to the hydrogen transfer from cycloalkanes.The rate of β-scission increases with increasing stability of the leaving radical R*.Polar effects reversing the stability sequence have also been observed, e.g. the more stable (methoxycarbonyl)methyl radical leaves more slowly than a less stable secondary alkyl radical.