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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Preparation of some substituted Bicyclo[4,2,0]octa-1,3,5-trienes (benzocyclobutenes)

MA O'Leary, MB Stringer and D Wege

Australian Journal of Chemistry 31(9) 2003 - 2012
Published: 1978

Abstract

The reaction of benzyne (generated by the thermolysis of o- diazoniobenzoate) with the following alkenes has been examined: 1,1-dichloroethene (5) (vinylidene chloride), 1,1-dichloro-propene (7), 1,1-dichloro-2-methylpropene (17), 2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl acetate (18) and 2-chloro-prop-2-enenitrile (α-chloroacrylonitrile) (22). Substituted bicyclo[4,2,0]octa-1,3,5-trienes resulting from 2+2 cycloaddition were obtained from (5), (7), and (22), while the reaction involving the en01 acetate (18) gave only 'ene' product, and that involving (17) gave an intractable mixture. (Z)- and (E)-1-Chloro-2-(o-chlorophenyl)propene were obtained as minor products in the reaction of benzyne with (7): these products result from a chlorine atom transfer to the aromatic ring, and a novel mechanism involving a diradical → carbene rearrangement is postulated.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782003

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