Abstract
In the title compound 1 the electron-deficient alkyne bond shows a pronounced trans distortion in response to an adjacent electron rich nitro O atom, suggesting that the more favourable reaction coordinate for addition of nucleophiles to activated alkynes involves trans rather than cis addition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 572-574 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |