The Reactions of Nitrile Oxide-Quinone Cycloadducts. II. The Reactions of 2,5-Di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone with Nitrile Oxides: 1:2 Cycloaddition and Base Induced Ring Transformation of the Cycloadducts.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.65.2484

The reactions of 2,5-di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone with p-substituted benzonitrile N-oxides successfully gave 1:2 cycloadduct.The cycloadducts were proved to undergo base induced reactions in different patterns with aqueous sodium hydroxide or with triethylam