Abstract
Photochemical and chemical reduction of 7V,7V,-dioctyl-4,4'-bipyridinium (CSV2+, 1) to the corresponding radical cation CgV+· (2) leads to an induced disproportionation of CgV+· in a water-organic two-phase system. This process yields the two-electron reduction product TV '-dioctyl-4,4'(l/f,lFf’)-bipyridylidene (CgV, 3). The induced disproportionation reaction is a result of opposite solubility properties of the disproportionation products in the two phases. The two-electron reduction
product C8V (3) mediates the debromination of 1,2- and 1,1-dibromo substrates.
product C8V (3) mediates the debromination of 1,2- and 1,1-dibromo substrates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6217-6222 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 21 |
State | Published - 1984 |