Effects of methanol solvation on the nucleophilic reactions of thiolates with 2-substituted-2-nitropropanes

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Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Tetrahedron letters,25,4,461-464
Year of Publication: 
1984
Authors: 
Suleiman I Al-Khalil
W Russell Bowman
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

Methanol solvation prevents SRN1 substitution in the reaction of Me2C(X)NO2 with thiolates
and favours an alternative redox reaction to yield disulphide and nit.