Distinctive thermal behaviour of geometrically isomeric oxetans
Abstract
trans-2-Phenyl-3-n-propyloxetan thermolysed at 250–300° to give trans-1-phenylpent-1-ene stereospecifically, whereas the cis-isomer decomposed more slowly (by a factor of ca. 2) to produce a mixture of cis- and trans-olefin.