ISSN:
0941-1216
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The cathodic reduction of dibenzofuran (2), 2-chlorodibenzofuran (4), and 3-chlorodibenzofuran (1) in deuterated methanol is investigated. The Birch-type reduction product 1,4-dibenzofuran (3) is formed from 1 via 2, whereas 2-chloro-1,4-dihydrodibenzofuran (5) is obtained as by-product besides 3 from 4 as starting compound. Deuterium is only incorporated into the reduction products if CH3OD or CD3OD but not if CD3OH are used. This observation is strongly indicative of a polar mechanism involving protonation rather than a radical mechanism with hydrogen atom abstraction to be operative.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prac.19983400505
