Radical rearrangements of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane: Homolytic substitution of a cyclobutane ring

John C. Walton*

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Abstract

Bromine atoms react with bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane in an SH2 reaction at the bridgehead carbon atoms; the bicyclo[2.2.0]hex-2-yl radical rearranges by β-scission of the inter-ring bond.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1252-1254
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1987

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