MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE MECHANISM OF BASE-CATALYZED PROPYLENE H-D EXCHANGE REACTION OVER POTASSIUMtert-BUTOXIDE AND DMSO-d6SYSTEM

Abstract The mechanism of hydrogen exchange reaction between propylene and deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO-d6) in the presence of potassium t-butoxide (t-BuOK) was studied by means of microwave spectroscopy, which leads to a conclusion that the reaction proceeds via the π-allyl intermediate.