The Journal of organic chemistry

One-Electron Oxidation of 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-Methylpropanoic and 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylic Acids in Aqueous Solution. The Involvement of …

M Bietti, A Capone

Index: Bietti, Massimo; Capone, Alberto Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 73, # 2 p. 618 - 629

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 6

Abstract

A product and time-resolved kinetic study on the one-electron oxidation of 2-(4- methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid (2), 1-(4-methoxyphenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (3), and of the corresponding methyl esters (substrates 4 and 5, respectively) has been carried out in aqueous solution. With 2, no direct evidence for the formation of an intermediate radical cation 2+ but only of the decarboxylated 4-methoxycumyl radical has ...