title: New thermal source of dimethoxycarbene leading to zwitterionic intermediates and 2:1 stoichiometry in reaction with electrophilic alkenes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] At 50 degrees C, dimethyl dicyanofumarate and maleate react with 2 equiv of dimethoxycarbene to generate the products shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mloston
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Warkentin