A five-centre transition complex involving ·N2T
Abstract
The enhanced yield of labelled propylene observed when recoil tritium reacts with trans-but-2-ene in the presence of nitrogen is explained by postulating an excited ·NNT which can react with the olefin through a five-centre transition complex to form |C4H8T|·* and nitrogen and which decomposes in the usual way to form propylene.