Unprecedented Migration of a Methyl Group in 2-(2‘,6‘-Dimethylphenylazo)-4-methylphenol Mediated by Ruthenium

Sumon Nag, Parna Gupta, Ray J. Butcher, Samaresh Bhattacharya

Inorganic Chemistry · 2004 · 48 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

An unprecedented chemical transformation of 2-(2',6'-dimethylphenylazo)-4-methylphenol has been observed upon its reaction with [Ru(PPh(3))(2)(CO)(2)Cl(2)] whereby the methyl group at the 2' position migrates to the 4' or 6' position.

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