Mechanism of nucleophilic solvolysis of 1,2-dibromo-1,2-dihydrocyclobuta[b]pyridine; X-ray crystal structure analysis of 1,2-dihydro-1-methoxycyclobuta[b]pyridine methiodide
Abstract
trans-1,2-Dibromo-1,2-dihydrocyclobuta[b]pyridine 1a undergoes nucleophilic methanolysis with retention of configuration via 2-bromocyclobuta[b]pyridine 2; the crystal structure of 1,2-dihydro-1-methoxycyclobuta[b]pyridine methiodide is described.