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Surprising photochemical and thermal isomerizations of a cyclic 1,2,3-butatriene

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OSTI ID:560322

Photolysis of cyclic 1,2,3-butatriene 1 exclusively affords cyclopropane 2 for which an unprecedented initial isomerization to a methylenecyclopropanylidene is proposed. Thermolysis of 1 produces butadiene 3 in 83% yield. Formation of 3 is an apparent disallowed S, A [2+2] cycloaddition but we will argue that it is actually an allowed [4+2] cycloaddition.

OSTI ID:
560322
Report Number(s):
CONF-970443--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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