A photochemical retro-Friedel-Crafts alkylation. Rapid rearrangement of cyclohexadienyl cations

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2518-2527

  MacKnight, Earl ^a   McClelland, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,3 dimethoxybenzene; Cyclohexadienyl; Diphenylmethyl; Friedel Crafts; Photoprotonation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES; IONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CYCLOHEXADIENYL CATIONS; DIMETHOXYBENZENE; DIPHENYLMETHYL CATION; HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; ISOMERS; LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL RETRO FRIEDEL CRAFTS ALKYLATION; PROTONATION;

PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 0030403235     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v96-282     Document Type: Article

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