Relative Reactivities of Various Sulfides, Selenides and Halides Towards SH2 Attack by Tributyltin Radicals

Athelstan L.J. Beckwith, Paul E. Pigou

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Abstract

The order of reactivity towards SH2 attack by tributyltin radicals on various groups X in four different molecular environments (RCO2CH2X, RCH2OCH2X, XCH2CO2Et and RCH2X) has been found by competition experiments to be Br < PhSe < Cl < p-CNC6H4S < PhS < p- MeC6H4S < MeS. The mechanism of the reaction of chloromethyl phenyl sulfide with alkoxides is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-87
Number of pages11
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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