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Solvent effects in the reaction between (anthracen‐9‐yl)methyl sulfides and electron‐deficient acetylenes |
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| Authors: | Reshma Gopalakrishnan Jomon P Jacob Rekha R Mallia Perupparampil A Unnikrishnan Sreedharan Prathapan |
| Institution: | Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India |
| Abstract: | Solvent‐dependent diverse reactivity of (anthracen‐9‐yl)methyl sulfides with a few electron‐deficient acetylenes is described. Diversity in reactivity is attributed to competition between one electron transfer, two electron transfer and Diels–Alder reaction of these sulfides with electron‐deficient acetylenes. We have proposed plausible mechanisms to account for various reactions observed by us. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | competing reactions electron transfer Diels– Alder reaction Michael addition electron‐deficient acetylenes |