One-electron oxidation of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoic and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acids in aqueous solution. The involvement of radical cations and the influence of structural effects and pH on the side-chain fragmentation reactivity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 618-629

  Bietti, Massimo ^a   Capone, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; SIDE-CHAIN FRAGMENTATION;

ELECTRONS; ESTERS; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; PROPANE; RATE CONSTANTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 METHYLPROPANOIC ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CATION; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DECARBOXYLATION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PH;

EID: 41149121645     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702104j     Document Type: Article

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