Hydride transfer from cyclohexadienyl anions: the reaction between the hydride Meisenheimer adduct of 2,4-dinitroaniline and 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene

Abstract

The hydride Meisenheimer adduct of 2,4-dinitroaniline transfers hydride to 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene to form its corresponding hydride Meisenheimer adduct. The reaction is practically irreversible. In dilute solution in dimethyl sulphoxide it exhibits second-order kinetics and the observation of several sharp isosbestic points shows that it occurs without formation of any detectable intermediate species.