Benzotropyl+ benzene. dha. tropyl+ naphthalene

M Pomerantz, AS Ross

Index: Pomerantz,M.; Ross,A.S. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1975 , vol. 97, # 20 p. 5850 - 5855

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Abstract

Abstract: Pyrolysis (400') of 1, 2-benzotropiIidene (1) has been shown to produce naphthalene (Z), 2-methylnaphthalene (3), 1-methylnaphthalene (g), benzocycloheptene (5), and benzocycloheptadiene (6). The formation of naphthalene was shown not to involve extrusion of methylene, even though in the presence of benzene toluene was produced, but did involve free radicals. Initiation by di-tert-butyl nitroxide at 300'produced naphthalene ...