The Reactions of Azoxybenzenes in Acids. The Mechanism of the Wallach Rearrangement

Data concerning the use of various acids to effect the Wallach rearrangement in the series of azoxybenzenes are analysed and the influence of the chemical nature and position of the substituents on the reactions of azoxybenzenes in the presence of acids, including the Wallach rearrangement and side processes, are examined. Data obtained in the study of the mechanism of the Wallach rearrangement by kinetic and tracer atom methods are discussed and the effect of Lewis acids and UV radiation on azoxybenzenes is considered.
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