The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Kinetics of decomposition of rigid diazo compounds: substituent effects on the rates of thermolysis of 10-diazoanthrones

CG Utz, H Shechter

Index: Utz, Christopher G.; Shechter, Harold Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 50, # 26 p. 5705 - 5709

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Abstract

2-Substituted 10-diazoanthrones (4) undergo unimolecular decomposition in 1-butanol to their corresponding 10-anthronylidenes (5). Electron-donating substituents (OCH,, CH3, and C1) at the 2-position in 4 accelerate thermolysis whereas decomposition is slowed by the 2-