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Reactions of N-methyl-N-(4-biphenylyl)nitrenium ion with electron-rich arenes: Laser flash photolysis and product studies
Chiapperino, Dominic,McIlroy, Sean,Falvey, Daniel E.
, p. 3567 - 3577 (2002)
An arylnitrenium ion, N-methyl-N-(4-biphenylyl)nitrenium ion, was generated through photolysis of 1-(N-methyl-N-4-biphenylyl)amino-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate, and its reactions with various donor-substituted arenes (e.g., 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, mesitylene, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, hexamethylbenzene, etc.) were examined using product analysis and laser flash photolysis. In general, trapping of the short-lived nitrenium ion by the arenes leads to three types of products: (1) the parent amine, N-methyl-N-4-biphenylylamine; (2) an ortho-adduct, where the ring position ortho to the nitrenium ion center is bonded to the arene ring; and (3) an N-adduct, where the nitrenium ion nitrogen is bonded to the trap. Laser flash photolysis studies show that the rates of these trapping reactions vary from 104 to 109 M-1 s-1, depending on the structure of the arene trap. These trapping rate constants do not correlate with the one-electron oxidation potential of the arene, nor with the expected stability of a σ-complex derived from direct electrophilic aromatic substitution. It is argued that the observed rate constants correspond to initial formation of a π-complex between the arylnitrenium ion and the arene trap. This complex then forms the observed products.
A TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID-CATALYZED REACTION OF ARYLHYDRAZINES WITH BENZENE
Ohta, Toshiharu,Miyake, Shinji,Shudo, Koichi
, p. 5811 - 5814 (2007/10/02)
Arylhydrazines reacted with benzene in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) to give aminobiphenyls.This is a general method for the synthesis of aminobiphenyls.