The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Secondary and tertiary 2-methylbutyl cations. 2. Addition of trifluoroacetic acid to methylbutene

D Farcasiu, G Marino, CS Hsu

Index: Farcasiu, Dan; Marino, Gaye; Hsu, Chang S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1994 , vol. 59, # 1 p. 163 - 168

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Abstract

The reaction of 3-methyl-l-butene (41, 2-methyl-l-butene (51, and 2-methyl-2-butene (6) in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), neat or buffered with potassium trifluoroacetate, and in 7426 TFA- MeCN was studied. Alkenes 5 and 6, which form a tertiary carbocation (2) upon ...