Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1990, 55, 223-229
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19900223

The reaction of 2-methoxy-3-nitrothiophene with N-benzylmethylamine in methanol

Caterina Arnonea, Giovanni Consiglioa, Vincenzo Frennab and Domenico Spinellia

a Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italia
b Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italia

Abstract

The kinetics of the title reaction has been studied in methanol as a function of amine and methoxide ion concentrations. The kinetic coefficients obtained point out that the reaction is catalysed by methoxide through a SB catalysis mechanism.