Phenylation of azobenzene

The substituent effect of the phenylazo-group in homolytic phenylation has been measured with azobenzene as substrate and nitrobenzene as reference compound. Even after allowance for the large number of sites of substitution the phenylazo-group was shown to equal the nitro-group in its activating po...

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Main Authors: Miller, Joseph, Paul, D.B., Wong, L.Y., Kelso, A.G.
Format: Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 1970
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Summary:The substituent effect of the phenylazo-group in homolytic phenylation has been measured with azobenzene as substrate and nitrobenzene as reference compound. Even after allowance for the large number of sites of substitution the phenylazo-group was shown to equal the nitro-group in its activating power. Isomer ratios and partial rate factors have been determined and are discussed. © Royal Society of Chemistry.