CYCLIZATION OF 1,4-DIENES IN AN RF PLASMA, AN APPARENT Di-Π-METHANE REARRANGEMENT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85657-9

1,4-pentadiene reacted when flowed through a 13.6 MHz gaseous discharge forming vinylcyclopropene, cyclopentene and cyclopentadiene; 3-phenylpropane reacted similarly producing cyclopropylbenzene and indene.