Evidence for reversible ring-opening of the α-cyclopropylbenzyl radical
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 13,p. 923-925
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39900000923
Abstract
Kinetic absorption spectroscopy, EPR, and tributyistannane product data indicate that the α-cyclopropylbenzyl radical (1a) undergoes reversible ring-opening to the 4-phenylbut-3-enyl radical (2a) and that equilibrium favours the ring-closed form, (1a).Keywords
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