1,7-ELECTROCYCLIC SUBSTITUTION BY NITRILE YLIDES - THE EFFECT ON THE REACTION-RATE OF THE NATURE OF THE GAMMA,DELTA-DOUBLE BOND AND OF AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS
In the competitive cyclisation of 7 to give 9 and 10, all substituents in the 3' and 4' positions increased the overall reaction rate relative to that of the 2-phenyl ring; 6-alkenyl and -thienyl groups also reacted faster than the 2-phenyl ring.