
%0 Journal Article
%A Avraamides, J 
%T Elimination-Reactions of Stilbene Dibromides. Debromination by Cyanide, Chloride, Iodide or 4-Nitrothiophenoxide Ions in Dimethylformamide
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1986/04/01
%V 39
%N 4
%P 677-686
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9860677
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9860677 
%X Transition state structures for debromination reactions of a series of para-substituted stilbene  dibromides were evaluated from kinetic and product distribution data for the nucleophiles chloride, cyanide, iodide and 4-nitrothiophenoxide in dimethylformamide . The debrominations appear to utilize transition states in which nucleophilic attack is at bromine despite the strong carbon- nucleophilicity of some of the bases. Products are largely those derived from anti- debromination with all nucleophiles and reactivity is in the order 4-nitrothiophenoxide > cyanide > iodide > chloride. 
