SMALL RINGS .88. REACTIONS OF TETRA-TERT- BUTYLTETRAHEDRANE - OXIDATION TO THE RADICAL-CATION AS THE FIRST STEP

Authors
MAIER G RANG H EMRICH R GRIES S IRNGARTINGER H
Citation
G. Maier et al., SMALL RINGS .88. REACTIONS OF TETRA-TERT- BUTYLTETRAHEDRANE - OXIDATION TO THE RADICAL-CATION AS THE FIRST STEP, Liebigs Annalen, (1), 1995, pp. 161-167
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Liebigs Annalen → ACNP
ISSN journal
09473440
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
161 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0947-3440(1995):1<161:SR.ROT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The chemistry of tetrahedrane 1 and cyclobutadiene 3 is governed by th e initial formation of radical cation 2. In spite of the high steric h indrance 2 cannot be isolated as a radical-ion pair. Reaction of 3 wit h O-2 generates the oxete 21 which is surprisingly stable (up to 200 d egrees C).