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Autoxidation of nitrogen heterocycles. 3 . Solvent effects in the autoxidation of 2,5‐dimethylpyrrole
Author(s) -
Beaver Bruce D.,
Cooney John V.,
Watkins John M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.5570230427
Subject(s) - autoxidation , chemistry , solvent , organic chemistry , mechanism (biology) , photochemistry , nitrogen , computational chemistry , epistemology , philosophy
The mechanism of the autoxidation of C ‐alkylpyrroles is suggested to proceed by way of a charge transfer mechanism. Kinetic measurements for the autoxidation of a representative C ‐alkylpyrrole, 2,5‐dimethylpyrrole, are presented which are consistent with this hypothesis.