ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The reaction of the bromo-substituted naphthalene 1 with the alkanethiolate anions 2a-b and arenethiolate 2c in tetraglyme gave the corresponding 1-naphythyl thio-ethers 3a-c. Thio-ethers 3a-c were oxidized to the corresponding sulfones 4a-c with m- chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The reaction of the dichloro-substituted anthracene 5a with 2b gave the disubstutution product 6a. The reaction of 9-bromoanthracene 5c with the alkanethiolate 2b gave 6b, whereas the reaction of 5c with the arenethiolate 2c gave a mixture of substitution product 6c and anthracene 7. The observation of the formation of both 6c and 7 is explained by the competition between substitution (SnAr) and electron-transfer (ET) mechanisms. Consistent with this interpretation, the reaction of the monochloro-substituted 5b, which has a higher-energy σ* orbital, with 2c gave 6c without the formation of 7. Zn/KOH in tetraglyme was shown to reduce the aryl halides 5b-c and thio-ether 6c to 7.
Additional Material:
1 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19880710421
