m-Quinodimethane, parent hydrocarbon of the m-quinonoid non-Kekule series. Low-temperature isolation and solution-phase chemical reactivity

JL Goodman, JA Berson

Index: Goodman,J.L.; Berson,J.A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1985 , vol. 107, p. 5409

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Abstract: The syntheses of several precursors to 2, 6-dimethylenebicyclo [3.1. O] hex-3-ene (1 1) are described. Photochemical decomposition of 2, 6-dimethylene-4-(2-oxopropyl) bicyclo [3.1. O] hexane (17a), 4-(2-0~ 0-2-phenylethyl)-2, 6-dimethylene-bicyclo [3.1. O] hexane, 4-(benzoyloxy)-2, 6-dimethylenebicyclo [3.1. O] hexane, or base-induced elimination from 4-[(methane-sulfonyl) oxy]-2, 6-dimethylenebicyclo [3.1. 0] hexane all ...