Induced thermolysis of tert-butyl phenylperacetates by thiophenol: simultaneous occurrence of homolysis and single electron transfer.
Thermolysis of tert-butyl phenylperacetates in the presence of thiophenol takes place via dual mechanism. The two-bond homolysis indicates rho(+)(4)= -1.16, testifying to polar transition states. The single electron transfer yields a radical anion intermediate which undergoes fragmentation with rho(ET) = 1.01.
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Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Dynamics, Inha University, Inchon 402-751, South Korea. sungsoo@inha.ac.kr
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