Journal of the American Chemical Society

The mechanism of the Sandmeyer and Meerwein reactions

JK Kochi

Index: Kochi Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1957 , vol. 79, p. 2942,2948

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Citation Number: 126

Abstract

The Sandmeyer and Meerwein reactions are postulated to proceed via a common aryl radical. Reaction of the aryl radical with metal halide or its addition to olefin followed by reaction with metal halide gives Sandmeyer or Meerwein products, respectively. Evidence is given for the existence of aryl and aralkyl radicals and for the radical chain termination properties of metal halides. By utilizing these reactions, Sandmeyer and Meerwein ...