One-electron oxidation of 9-methylanthracene and 9-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]anthracene: reversal of radical-cation selectivity by the trimethylsilyl group
作者:Sarath R. Sirimanne、Zhaozhao Li、Donald R. VanderVeer、Laren M. Tolbert
DOI:10.1021/ja00005a047
日期:1991.2
Oxidation of 9-methylanthracene by pyridine/iodine proceeds mainly through nucleophilic attack on the intermediate anthracene radical cation rather than deprotonation. Replacement of a methyl proton by trimethylsilyl completely reverses the regiochemistry.