Alkyl hydroperoxides product distribution

With imidazole, (l)Mnm(X)2 forms a monoligated species which reacts with alkyl hydroperoxides (eq 17) with a rate constant, kim, exceeding kiy by 4 to 10-fold for f-BuOOH. The product distribution for the reactions in the presence of imidazole showed... 

Homolytic Substitution Reactions. Alkylation of electron-deficient heteroaromatic compounds developed by Minisci and co-workers is a powerful method for their functionalization. Three examples are illustrated in eqs 17-19. The product distribution often depends on the oxidant used. For example, as shown in eq 19, DTBP gives a 1 2 mixture of two products (A and B) upon alkylation of 4-methylquinoline. f-butyl hydroperoxide and Fe salts give almost exclusively the dimethylaminocarbonyl radical adduct A (eq 19). ... 

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