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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |