Kinetics of the Reactions of Pyridine and Pyridine-N-oxide Carboxylic Acids and Substituted Benzoic Acids with Diazodiphenylmethane in Various Alcohols

Abstract

Solvent effects on the reactivity of pyridine and pyridine-N-oxide carboxylic acids and p-substituted benzoic acids in their reaction with diazodiphenylmethane (DDM) in alcohols have been investigated and the rate constants interpreted by Hammett parameters using multiple regression analysis; the influence of solvents on the reactivity of these acids with DDM has not been reported previously.