REACTION OF SUPEROXO Co(III) COMPLEXES WITH 2,6-DI-t-BUTYL-p-BENZOQUINONE METHIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(80)80156-0

Superoxo Co(III) complexes derived from Co(Salpr) and (3-) reacted with 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone methides to give 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone and 2,6-di-t-butyl-2,5-cyclohexadienonespirooxiranes as the main products, which are considered to result from nucleophilic attack by superoxo species on the exo double bond of the quinone methides.