The Chemistry of 5-Oxodihydroisoxazoles. XIII. Reactions of the Imino Carbene Derived from Photolysis of Ethyl 5-Oxo-2-phenyl-2,5-dihydroisoxazole-4-carboxylate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1071/CH9950567

Photolysis of ethyl 5-oxo-2-phenyl-2,5-dihydroisoxazole-4-carboxylate at 300 nm in acetonitrile gives a carbene which is captured efficiently by bromide, chloride, acetate and cyanate, and less efficiently by iodide, thiocyanate, cyclohexene and tetrahydr