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(2-Vinylcyclopropyl)carbenes. More stepwise mechanisms for ring-expansion
Cummins, Jordan M.,Pelczer, Istvan,Jones Jr., Maitland
, p. 7595 - 7599 (2007/10/03)
A simple vinyl group is sufficient to induce a stepwise mechanism for the ring expansion of cyclopropylcarbenes.
Thermal Isomerization of a Vinylcyclobutene to a Cyclohexadiene
Paul, Gitendra C.,Gajewski, Joseph J.
, p. 1970 - 1973 (2007/10/02)
Above 100 deg C 5-methylenespironon-1-ene, 1, undergoes cyclobutene ring opening to (E)-triene 2 and apparent 1,3-shift to a hexahydronaphthalene, 3, in a 3 to 1 ratio. (E)-triene 2 gives 3 in a competitive reaction.The activation energies for all th
