Oxidation of arylcyclopropanes in solution and in a zeolite: Structure and rearrangement of the phenylcyclopropane radical cation

Heinz D. Roth, Torsten Herbertz, Prasad S. Lakkaraju, Gregory Sluggett, Nicholas J. Turro

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Abstract

The structure of phenylcyclopropane radical cation (1·+, R = H) is derived from CIDNP effects observed during the electron transfer reaction of 1 with chloranil. This species is an example of an elusive structure type. The secondary cyclopropane protons show significantly divergent hyperfine coupling constants due to an unprecedented stereoelectronic effect. Incorporation into a redox-active pentasil zeolite (Na-ZSM-5) converts 1 or its p-methoxy derivative (1, R = OCH3) to trans-propenylarene radical cations (2·+, R = H, OCH3).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11350-11354
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume103
Issue number51
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 23 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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