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.
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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Zhang
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Krogh-Jespersen