Chemical properties of a para-benzyne.
5,8-Didehydroisoquinolinium ion, a para benzyne analogue, was generated in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, and its reactivity toward various neutral reagents was examined. A direct comparison of the reaction kinetics of the para benzyne, a meta isomer, and analogous monoradicals, indicates that the para benzyne is a poorer electrophile but a more reactive radical than its meta isomer.
Amegayibor
F Sedinam
FS
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
Nash
John J
JJ
Lee
Anna S
AS
Thoen
Jason
J
Petzold
Christopher J
CJ
Kenttämaa
Hilkka I
HI
D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011804:Quinolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
D005609:Free Radicals; D007546:Isoquinolines; D011804:Quinolines; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds