The electron transfer induced interconversion of cyclobutanes and diolefins

Heinz D. Roth, Marcia L.M. Schilling, Toshio Mukai, Tsutomu Miyashi

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Abstract

The photoreactions of quinones with diolefins (1) or cage compounds (2) give rise to nuclear spin polarization predominantly for the dilefins. These findings indicate that the cage cations (4) have shallow energy minima and suffer fast ring opening to the diolefin cations (3).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5815-5818
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume24
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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