Barton reaction
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The Barton Reaction involves the photolysis of a nitrite to form a δ-nitroso alcohol. It is named for the British chemist Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton.[1] The mechanism is believed to involve a homolytic RO–NO cleavage, followed by δ-hydrogen abstraction and free radical recombination.[2]
A related reaction is the Hofmann-Löffler reaction involving haloamines.
[edit] References
- ^ D. H. R. Barton, J. M. Beaton, L. E. Geller, and M. M. Pechet (1961). "A New Photochemical Reaction". Journal of the American Chemical Society 83 (19): 4076–4083. doi:.
- ^ IUPAC Goldbook
