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Electrochemical Oxidation and Reduction of a Substituted Alkylidenecyclopropanaphthalene

  • Kevin Ashley
  • , John K. Foley
  • , Jamal Ghoroghchian
  • , Fereshteh Sarfarazi
  • , John Cassidy
  • , Peter J. Stang
  • , Stanley Pons
  • , Qiu Mei
  • , Brian Halton

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Abstract

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical investigations of 1-(diphenylmethylene) cyclopropa [b] naphthalene in dry acetonitrile solutions show the formation of a stable anion radical (λmax 519 nm) and cation radical, the first evidence of stable radicals of a methylenecycloproparene structure. Reaction of the radical anion with oxygen occurs at a rate close to the diffusion-controlled limit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2089-2092
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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