The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Substantiation of a radical mechanism or mechanisms for dediazoniation in alkaline alcoholic solvents

JF Bunnett, H Takayama

Index: Bunnett,J.F.; Takayama,H. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1968 , vol. 33, p. 1924 - 1928

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Citation Number: 34

Abstract

Reductions of benzenediazonium ion to benzene, of m-chlorobenzenediazonium ion to chlorobenzene, and of several other diazonium ions have been studied in methyl and t-butyl alcohols at various alkoxide concentrations, under various atmospheres, and in the presence of various cosolvents. A mechanism (or mechanisms) involving aryl-radical intermediates is indicated by (a) the adverse effect of oxygen gas on dediazoniation yields ...