title: Reaction of benzoylnitrene with anions: formation of an intermediate in the Hofmann rearrangement.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Nucleophilic anions react rapidly with benzoylnitrene to form a species involved in the Hofmann rearrangement. This species has been detected by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Platz