Decomposition of an allyl-substituted nitroxide radical
Abstract
Decomposition of N-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-N-t-butylaminoxyl (2) gives ButNO, N-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-O-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-N-t-butylhydroxylamine (4), and the corresponding epoxide (7), the latter being obtained only under aerobic conditions; the hydroxylamine (4) is thermally labile and rearranges to NO-di-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-N-t-butylhydroxylamine (10) at 140°.