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Chemistry of gem-Dihalocyclopropanes. XX. The Effect of Methyl and Phenyl Substituents on the Vinylcyclopropylidene-Cyclopentenylidene Rearrangement
Holm, Kjetil H.,Skatteboel, Lars
, p. 783 - 794 (2007/10/02)
Reactions of gem-dibromocyclopropanes of the general structure 1 with methyllithium have been studied.In the most cases cyclopentadienes and/or vinylallenes are the products formed.The results obtained give evidence of a profound substituent effect on the carbene-carbene rearrangement leading to cyclopentadienes.We believe the effect is essentially steric in origin.The results support the mechanism proposed for the rearrangement.
