Abstract
Carbon-carbon bond cleavage in dianions is faster than in radical anions as expected from thermodynamic considerations. However, in contrast to the radical anion fragmentation, where ΔG‡ ≅ ΔG, the dianion scission has a much larger intrinsic barrier (ΔG‡ ≫ ΔG).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2277-2279 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry