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Mechanism of rearrangement of titanacyclobutanes
Ikariya, Takao,Ho, Suzzy C. H.,Grubbs, Robert H.
, p. 199 - 200 (2008/10/08)
The rearrangement of β-phenyltitanacyclobutane (I) to α-phenyltitanacyclobutane (II) is shown through labeling experiments to proceed by a stepwise mechanism. Ring opening of I to the metal-methylidene species followed by readdition of styrene affords both complexes I and II.