Abstract
The transient yellow color observed inthe cycloaddition of homobenzvalene (HB) with tetracyanoethylen (TCNE) is associated with the charge‐transfer complex [HB, TCNE]. The deliberate photoexcitation of [HB, TCNE] affords a mixture of charge‐transfer cycloadducts (1, 2, 3) that differs from that obtained in thermal cycloaddition. The relationship of [hb + TCNE.] radical‐io pai (as the critical reactive intermediate in charge‐transfer cycloaddition) to the activation process for thermal cycloaddition is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1209-1218 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Chemische Berichte |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)