The thermal rearrangements of 1,1,2,2,4,4-hexafluorospiropentane and perfluorospiropentane
β Scribed by William R. Dolbier Jr.; Simon F. Sellers; Bruce E. Smart
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
The title compounds were synthesized via CF2: addition to the respective methylenecyclopropanes.
The hexafluorospiropentane thermally rearranges to 2,2,4,4-tetrafluoro-l-(difluoromethyiene)cyclobutane in competition with CF2: extrusion, whereas perfluorospiropentane decomposes exclusively by CF2: extrusion.
Upon thermolysis, gem-difluorocyclopropanes decompose by two competitive pathways:
bond homolysis, usually leading to rearrangement, and difluorocarbene extrusion. 1,2
In no group of compounds are the factors which determine the relative facility with which these two processes compete so well demonstrated as in the fluorinated spiropentanes.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
energy (2 x 12 kcal mo1-l). the removal of allene strain ( 2 x 13 kcal mol-l 163). and the observed activation energy.
THIS BRIEF NOTE is occasioned by recent observations in Germany and the Soviet Union. SchGnleber3 has remarked the thermal conversion of 1-vinylspiro[2.4]hepta-4,6-diene (l-1 to indane at 350Β°. In related work, Mironov, et al. 4 --reported the rearrangement of spiro[4.4]nona-1,3-diene to indane at