Preparation of Diversely Substituted Triarylmethyl Radicals by the Quenching of Tris(2,3,5,6‐tetrathiaaryl)methyl Cations with C‐, N‐, P‐, and S‐Nucleophiles

Abstract

C-, N-, P-, and S-nucleophiles reacted with symmetrical tris(2,3,5,6-tetrathiaaryl)methyl cations, generated from the corresponding triarylmethanols by strong acids, to give a variety of asymmetrical monosubstituted persistent triaryl-methyl (TAM) radicals as the major products. The only byproducts were symmetrical TAMs.