Radical Anion Reactions of Cyclobutane Derivatives: Electron-Transfer Cleavage of Dithymoquinone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00066a009

One-electron reduction of dithymoquinone, a quinone cyclobutane dimer, results in its cleavage to the monomeric quinone with a rate constant of 3.0 s^-1.