A novel scandium ortho-methoxynitrosobenzene-dimer complex: mechanistic implications for the nitroso-Diels-Alder reaction

Lightfoot, A.P.; Pritchard, R.G.; Wan, H.; Warren, J.E.; Whiting, A.

A novel scandium ortho-methoxynitrosobenzene-dimer complex: mechanistic implications for the nitroso-Diels-Alder reaction

Lightfoot, A.P.; Pritchard, R.G.; Wan, H.; Warren, J.E.; Whiting, A.

Authors

A.P. Lightfoot

R.G. Pritchard

H. Wan

J.E. Warren

Andrew Whiting andy.whiting@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

Abstract

Arylnitroso dienophiles exist in equilibrium with their dimeric counterparts, which in turn form stable bidentate complexes with scandium(III) triflate and react with cyclohexadiene to give the corresponding Diels-Alder adduct at the same rate as the normal thermal process.

Citation

Lightfoot, A., Pritchard, R., Wan, H., Warren, J., & Whiting, A. (online). A novel scandium ortho-methoxynitrosobenzene-dimer complex: mechanistic implications for the nitroso-Diels-Alder reaction. Chemical Communications, 2072-2073

Journal Article Type	Article
Journal	Chemical Communications
Print ISSN	1359-7345
Electronic ISSN	1364-548X
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Issue	18
Pages	2072-2073
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1569262