Journal of the American Chemical Society

The decomposition of aryl iodine diacetates

JE Leffler, LJ Story

Index: Leffler,J.E.; Story,L.J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1967 , vol. 89, # 10 p. 2333 - 2338

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Abstract

Abstract: The decomposition of aryl iodine diacetates takes place by three mechanisms: nucleophilic displacement within an ion pair to give aryl acetate and iodine acetate (the major reaction), homolysis to aryl iodide and acetoxy radicals, and induced homolysis. The intermediate iodine acetate decomposes rapidly to carbon dioxide and methyl iodide, but may be trapped completely by cyclohexene. enhanced by di-t-butyl peroxide. he ...