The photo-oxidation of hexamethylbenzene
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C. J. M. van den Heuvel; A. Hofland; H. Steinberg; Th. J. de Boer
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract In a two step reaction, hexamethylbenzene consumes two molecules of singlet oxygen to form epidioxy hydroperoxide **3**. The first step involves a [4 + 2]‐cycloaddition, which is followed by an ene‐reaction. The structure of the intermediary endoperoxide **2** has been established spect