Evidence for the primary decomposition of propylene oxide to singlet methylene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1063/1.444041

Using laser-induced fluorescence as a probe for ¹CH2, we have determined that infrared multiphoton dissociation of propylene oxide yields singlet methylene as a primary product.Experiments with specifically labeled 1-d₂ propylene oxide confirm, by showing only ¹CD2, that the carbene is ejected exclusively from the terminal position of the heterocycle and that fragmentation is faster than any competing hydrogen migration process.

Full text of DOI:10.1063/1.444041

Evidence for the primary decomposition of propylene oxide to singlet methylene
JimSon J. Chou, Thomas E. Adams, and Edward R. Grant
Citation: The Journal of Chemical Physics 77, 1886 (1982); doi: 10.1063/1.444041
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