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AUTOXIDATIVE RINGVERENGUNG VON 1,2-BIS(TRIMETHYLSILOXY)-CYCLOBUTENEN
Heine, Hans-Georg,Hartmann, Willy,Knops, Hans-Joachim,Priesnitz, Uwe
, p. 2635 - 2638 (1983)
1,2-Bis(trimethylsiloxy)cyclobutenes undergo facile autoxidative ring contraction yielding 1-trimethylsiloxycyclopropane carboxylic acid trimethylsilyl esters as major products.The results are discussed in terms of a mechanism involving electron transfer and intermediate formation of dioxiranes.