The single electron transfer induced degenerate methylenecyclobutane rearrangement through an allylically stabilised 1,4-cation radical
Abstract
Upon irradiation under 1,4-dicyanonaphthalene- or 9,10-dicyanoanthracene-sensitized conditions, 3,3-diaryl-1-dideuteriomethylenecyclobutanes underwent degenerate methylenecyclobutan rearrangement through allylically stabilized 1,4-cation radicals which could be successfully intercepted by molecular oxygen.