Absolute kinetics of dichlorocarbene in solution

JE Chateauneuf, RP Johnson…

Index: Chateauneuf, John E.; Johnson, Richard P.; Kirchhoff, Mary M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1990 , vol. 112, # 8 p. 3217 - 3218

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Abstract

Dichlorocarbene is the cornerstone of singlet carbene reactivity. Moss has thoroughly characterized carbenic selectivity in cyclopropanation reactions.'q2 The reactivity of any singlet carbene (: CXY) may be standardized by comparison of its reactivity toward a “standard” set of alkenes with that of dichlorocarbene (: CCI2). Amazingly, however, the absolute kinetics of this important reactive intermediate have not been measured to date. ...