Latent nucleophilicity of dichlorocarbene.
Rate constants and activation parameters are reported for additions of CCl(2) to methyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, and alpha-chloroacrylonitrile. The results reveal latent nucleophilicity in the addition of CCl(2) to alpha-chloroacrylonitrile, a conclusion supported by theoretical studies of the cyclopropanation reaction transition state.
Moss
Robert A
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA. moss@rutchem.rutgers.edu
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Krogh-Jespersen
Karsten
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