Chemical and transient spectroscopic evidence for C2-C3 cleavage of 2,3-diaryloxetane radical cations.
Electron transfer cycloreversion of the methoxy substituted oxetane 1b results in the production of trans-anethole and benzaldehyde through C2-C3 bond cleavage. trans-Anethole radical cation has been detected as transient intermediate by laser flash photolysis.
Miranda
Miguel A
MA
Dpto. de Química de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Apdo. 22012, 46022 Valencia, Spain. mmiranda@qim.upv.es
Izquierdo
M Angeles
MA