FIRST ELECTRON-TRANSFER C-ALKYLATION INVOLVING A FUSED QUINONEIMIDAZOLE REDUCTIVE ALKYLATING AGENT

Authors
VANELLE P DONINI S MALDONADO J SABUCO JF CROZET MP
Citation
P. Vanelle et al., FIRST ELECTRON-TRANSFER C-ALKYLATION INVOLVING A FUSED QUINONEIMIDAZOLE REDUCTIVE ALKYLATING AGENT, Tetrahedron letters, 35(20), 1994, pp. 3305-3308
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
35
Issue
20
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3305 - 3308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1994)35:20<3305:FECIAF>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The C-alkylation reaction of hydro-1-methyl-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazol- 4,9-dione by 2-nitropropane anion is shown to proceed by the S(RN)1 me chanism. This mecha,nism is confirmed by the inhibitory effects of dio xygen, p-dinitrobenzene, cupric chloride and TEMPO.