The reaction of cis- and trans-1,2-dianisyl-2-phenylvinyl-2-13C bromides with acetic acid and silver acetate
The reaction of cis- or trans-1,2-dianisyl-2-phenylvinyl-2-13C bromide with HOAc–AgOAc gave a 1:1 mixture of cis- and trans-1,2-dianisyl-2-phenylvinyl-2-13C acetates with no isotopic scrambling according to pmr and cmr analyses. The lack of degenerate 1,2-phenyl shift in this system is in contrast with the finding of about 7% scrambling in the analogous reaction with triphenylvinyl-2-13C bromide and mechanistic implications of this difference are discussed.