The one-electron oxidation of 1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene
Abstract
1,4-Dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene reacts with (4-BrC6H4)3N˙+SbCl6– by a mechanism involving both proton and electron hole catalysis to give the product of the cyclo-addition between the parent diene and 2,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene acting as the dienophile; the persistent e.s.r. spectrum of the adduct can be observed.