Publication
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Paper
Thermal decomposition of r-1,c-2-dideuterio-t-3,t-4-dimethylcyclobutane
Abstract
Pyrolysis of the title compound which gave nearly 50 : 50 mixtures of cis- and trans-but-2-enes and 1,2-dideuterioethylene may proceed entirely by a biradical pathway.