Structural manifestations of the cheletropic reaction.
Examination of selected cyclopentenone derivatives which are fixed into the boat conformation reveals structural deviations from "normal" C-C(O) and C=O bond distances consistent with the early stages of the cheletropic extrusion of carbon monoxide.
Wooi
Goh Yit
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School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Melbourne, Australia.
White
Jonathan M
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