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THE EFFECT OF THE TRIFLUOROMETHYL GROUP ON THE METHYLENECYCLOPROPANE REARRANGEMENT
Creary, Xavier,Sky, Anthony F.,Mehrsheikh-Mohammadi, M. E.
, p. 6839 - 6842 (1988)
The CF3 group, in conjunction with an electron donor group, can enhance the rate of the methylenecyclopropane rearrangement.This is attributed to captodative radical stabilization of the intermediate biradical.
