Generation of dimethylallene-carbene from 1,1-dichloro-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29690001206
Abstract
Treatment of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane with butoxide ion in hexamethylphosphoramide generates dimethylallene-carbene formed via an unsymmetrical intermediate and not via dimethylcyclopropyne, together with 3-methylbutenyne.