
%0 Journal Article
%A Birch, AJ 
%A Subba Rao, GSR 
%T Reduction by dissolving metals. XV. Reactions of some cyclohexadienes with metal-ammonia solutions
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1970/08/01
%V 23
%N 8
%P 1641-1649
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9701641
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9701641 
%X Reduction by metal-ammonia solutions of 1-methoxycyclohexa-1,3-dienes gives mixtures of cyclohexenes and 1-methoxycyclohexenes, the ratios being de- pendent on presence or absence of an alcohol. In the absence of a proton source other than ammonia 1-methoxycyclohexa-1,4-dienes are reducible directly, under- going preliminary conjugation under the basic conditions. Possible mechanisms are discussed. 
