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Reaction of Phenylcarbene with Oxygen
Author(s) -
Sander Wolfram
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198509881
Subject(s) - oxygen , argon , oxide , oxygen atom , chemistry , matrix (chemical analysis) , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , chromatography
The thermal generation of oxygen atoms is very useful in organic chemistry. This reaction has now been observed in the oxidation of phenylcarbene with O 2 . Carbonyl oxide, frequently postulated as an intermediate, decomposes very rapidly, even at 8 K; this has been demonstrated in an IR spectroscopic investigation of the title compound in an argon matrix at low temperatures.