Can the nitroso ene reaction proceed concertedly?
All nitroso ene reactions so far reported follow exclusively stepwise reaction paths. Herein, we report the first concerted nitroso ene reaction that occurs between o-isotoluene (or its naphthalenic analogues) and nitroso compounds (e.g., nitrosomethane and 4-nitronitrosobenzene). [reaction: see text]
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State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface & Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.