One-electron transfer in reactions of organomercury compounds with di-tert-butyl-substituted o-quinone

Autor: Abakumov, G.A., Gladyshev, E.N., Vyazankin, N.S., Razuvaev, G.A., Bayushkin, P.Ya., Muraev, V.A.
Zdroj: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry; January 1974, Vol. 64 Issue: 3 p327-334, 8p
Abstrakt: The reaction of bis(triethylgermyl)mercury with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-l,2benzoquinone has been investigated. It has been shown by means of ESR spectroscopy that the primary reaction step is a one-electron transfer from a germylmercurial compound to quinone, the paramagnetic species observed being o-semiquinone derivatives. The adduct, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-l,2-bis(triethylgermyloxy)benzene, is formed via the recombination of an ion-radical pair in the solvent cage. Partial exit of triethylgermyl radicals from the cage leads to the generation of hexaethyldigermane as one of the reaction products.
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