The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Rearrangement of 1, 3-diradicals. Arylcyclopropane photochemistry

HE Zimmerman, JA Heydinger

Index: Zimmerman, Howard E.; Heydinger, Jenifer A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 5 p. 1747 - 1758

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Abstract

The photochemistry of a series of aryl-substituted cyclopropanes was investigated as part of our continuing investigations of these systems. The literature held a puzzling discrepancy in which several similar reactants exhibited differing photochemistry. A series of 3-aryl-l, l, 2, 2- tetramethylcyclopropanes was found to rearrange photochemically to give primarily two types of products, the anticipated 4-aryl-2, 3, 3-trimethyl-l-butenes and, additionally, l-aryl- ...