Relative rates of cathodic cleavage of 11 p-methoxycarbonylbenzyl carboxylates have been measured by competitive electrolyses; of the carboxylate leaving groups studied naphthalene-1-carboxylate is the best, cyanoacetate the worst, and there is no obvious correlation between leaving group ability and structure.
N. Berenjian and J. H. P. Utley, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1979, 550 DOI: 10.1039/C39790000550
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