title: Time-resolved resonance Raman study of the reaction of the 2-fluorenylnitrenium ion with 2-fluorenylazide.
abstract: A time-resolved resonance Raman investigation of the reaction of the 2-fluorenylnitrenium ion with 2-fluorenylazide in a mixed aqueous solvent is presented. The reaction of the 2-fluorenylnitrenium ion with 2-fluorenylazide in the mixed aqueous solution generates two new species on the microsecond time scale. One of these species is identified as 2,2'-azobisfluorene, and the other species is tentatively assigned to a 1,4-bis-(2,2'-fluorenyl)-tetrazadiene cation intermediate. The structure and properties of these two species are briefly discussed. The reaction of the 2-fluorenylnitrenium ion with 2-fluorenylazide is also briefly compared to that of the 2-fluorenylnitrenium ion reactions with guanosine and water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong S.A.R., People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiadan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Pik Ying
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Lai Man
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Tracy Yuen Sze
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: But
authors.forename: David Lee
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D005449:Fluorenes; D012996:Solutions