Thermal isomerization of 2-methylbicyclo[2,1,0]pent-2-ene to 1-methylcyclopentadiene
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29700001561
Abstract
The thermal rearrangement of 2-methylbicyclo[2,1,0]pent-2-ene gives 1-methylcyclopentadiene, rather than the 2-methylcyclopentadiene required by the usually assumed diradical mechanism for this valence isomerization.
