Birch ReductionEnergyEventual ProductLess Stable Diene ProductReaction MechanismCiencias QuímicasInglés
Publicado in Henry Rzepa's Blog
Autor Henry Rzepa
Birch reduction of benzene itself results in 1,4-cyclohexadiene rather than the more stable (conjugated) 1,3-cyclohexadiene. Why is this?