Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Evidence for single electron transfer (SET) pathway in the reaction of primary alkylcadmium reagents with p-benzoquinone

M Shahidzadeh, M Ghandi

Index: Shahidzadeh, Mansour; Ghandi, Mehdi Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2001 , vol. 625, # 1 p. 108 - 111

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Abstract

The reaction of primary alkylcadmium reagents with p-benzoquinone at various conditions was studied. On the basis of our results, reaction proceeds through a SET mechanism that forms loose and tight intermediates, which produce quinole (1) and substituted hydroquinone (2). In both cases, hydroquinone (3) is obtained in different yields.