CIDNP as a tool to unveil the reaction mechanism: interaction of mixed phosphonium-iodonium ylide with p-methoxyphenylacetylene

RSC Adv. 2019 Aug 21;9(45):26219-26223. doi: 10.1039/c9ra05697a. eCollection 2019 Aug 19.

Abstract

In situ acquisition of the reaction between benzoyl phosphonium-iodonium ylide and p-methoxyphenylacetylene in an NMR spectrometer reveals the CIDNP effect in 31P and 1H NMR spectra of major products, substituted furan (emission) and phosphonium salt (enhanced absorption). The mechanism of products formation via radical pairs is discussed.