Abstract
Walking rings: At room temperature, the P-R entity of a bicyclic phosphirane (see picture) "walks" along the perimeter of the larger ring. Although this concerted rearrangement is similar to that of its hydrocarbon analogue, the additional 1,5-sigmatropic shift follows a different mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 714-717 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English |
Volume | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |