Rearrangements of azidoquinones. VIII. Photolytic rearrangement of 2, 5-diazido-1, 4-benzoquinones to 2-cyano-4-azido-1, 3-cyclopentenediones, precursors to …

HW Moore, W Weyler Jr

Index: Moore,H.W.; Weyler,W. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1971 , vol. 93, # 11 p. 2812 - 2813

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2812 latter pathway we propose a diradical intermediate, 11, which explains the lack of complete stereospecificity in the olefin product due to bond rotation in this inter- mediate. l4 Acknowledgment. We wish to thank the U. S. Public Health Service, the National Science Foundation, the Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the Ameri- can Chemical Society, Eli Lilly and Company, and Hoffmann La Roche for support of this research. (14) ...