DeCosta, Howell, Pincock
Jul 6, 2000
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
The photochemistry of 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl compounds with the leaving groups acetate (1a), chloride (1b), bromide (1c), iodide (1d), diethyl phosphate (1e), and trimethylamine (1f), as the chloride, was examined by both product studies and flash photolysis. The isomeric triene, 5-methylene-1,3-cyclohexadiene derivative was observed for the acetate (2a), diethyl phosphate (2e) and trimethylammonium chloride (2f). The solvolysis of these derivatives, 2, was examined in alcohol solvents and the rate correlation with YOTS values gave m = 0.47 (2a) and 0.63 (2e), suggesting SN1 reactivity but with an early transition state. Quantum yields for formation of 2a and 2e indicated that these trienes play only a minor role (approximately 16%) in the overall photochemistry of the corresponding arylmethyl substrates.