Absolute reactivity of arylallyl carbocations

G Hallett??Tapley, FL Cozens…

Index: Hallett-Tapley, Geniece; Cozens, Frances L.; Schepp, Norman P. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 22, # 4 p. 343 - 348

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Abstract A series of α-vinyl arylmethyl cations were generated and studied using nanosecond laser flash photolysis. Rate constants for the decay of the substituted α-vinyl arylmethyl cations were determined under solvolytic conditions in pure solvents and solvent mixtures of 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) and 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol (TFE). In addition the absolute reactivity of the carbocations with added nucleophiles were obtained ...