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Thermally‐induced radical rearrangement of 2‐(2‐thienylmethoxy)‐and 2‐(2‐benzo[ b ]thienylmethoxy)tropones
Author(s) -
Takeshita Hitoshi,
Mametsuka Hiroaki,
Motomura Hideshi
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.5570230450
Subject(s) - tropolone , tropone , chemistry , thermal decomposition , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
Upon heating at ca. 160°, 2‐(2‐thienylmethoxy)tropone afforded 3‐ and 5(2‐thienylmethyl)tropolones. Formation of 3,5‐bis(2‐thienylmethyl)tropolone and unsubstituted tropolone indicated a radical chain mechanism for the thermolysis.