Reactions of diphenylnitrenium ion were examined using laser flash photolysis (LFP), product analysis, and computational modeling using density functional theory (DFT). In the absence of trapping agents, diphenylnitrenium ion cyclizes to form carbazole. On the basis of laser flash photolysis experiments and DFT calculations it is argued that this process is a concerted cyclization/proton transfer that forms the H-4a tautomer of carbazole. Additional LFP experiments and product studies show that diphenylnitrenium ion reacts with electron-rich arenes (e.g., N,N-dimethylaniline, diphenylamine, and carbazole) through an initial one-electron transfer. The radical intermediates formed in this step then couple to form dimeric products. Secondary reactions between the diphenylnitrenium ion and these dimers results in the formation of oligomeric materials.
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