Hydride transfer reactions. A kinetic study of oxidation of 2-and 3-methoxy-N-methylacridans by some π acceptors and a one-electron oxidant

AK Colter, P Plank, JP Bergsma…

Index: Colter, Allan K.; Plank, Peter; Bergsma, John P.; Lahti, Roy; Quesnel, Andre A.; Parsons, Gregg Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1984 , vol. 62, p. 1780 - 1784

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Abstract

Relative rates of oxidation of N-methylacridan (1 a), 2-methoxy-N-methylacridan (1 b), and 3- methoxy-N-methylacridan (1 c) have been investigated as a probe of transition state structure in hydride transfer reactions. Oxidants investigated cover a 2× 107-fold (with 1 a) to 2× 108-fold (with 1 c) range of reactivity, and include the π acceptors 1, 4-benzoquinone (BQ), p-chloranil (CA), 2, 3-dicyano-1, 4-benzoquinone (DCBQ), 7, 7, 8, 8- ...