The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Acid-promoted aromatic substitution processes in photochemical and thermal decompositions of aryl azides

RJ Sundberg, KB Sloan

Index: Sundberg,R.J.; Sloan,K.B. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1973 , vol. 38, # 11 p. 2052 - 2057

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Abstract

We have observed that the course of deoxygenation of aromatic nitro and nitroso compounds is profoundly affected by the presence of carboxylic acids in the reaction medium. This was first noted'when it was observed that the presence of 5% acetic acid in the triethyl phosphite medium used for photochemical deoxygenation of aromatic nitro compounds substantially diverted the reaction from the normal product, triethyl N- ...