A. Ishida, T. Uesugi, S. Takamuku
May 1, 1993
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
Photoirradiation of 2-vinylpyridine in acidic methanol afforded methyl 2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl ether in a high yield. Reactions in acidic ethanol and 2-propanol also provided the corresponding alkoxyl derivatives along with a considerable amount of 2-ethylpyridine. It was suggested that photoinduced intramolecular charge-shift from the pyridinium ion moiety into the vinyl group initiates the regioselective nucleophilic addition of alcohol.