PHOTOLYSIS OF 1,2,4,5-BENZENETETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE IN A LOW-TEMPERATURE ARGON MATRIX - DIRECT OBSERVATION OF REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES STEPWISE PRODUCED
Irradiation of 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride produced stepwise a cyclopropenone and benzyne intermediates with the release of CO2 and CO in a low-temperature argon matrix. In the final stage the further extrusion of CO2 and CO gave 1,3,5-hexatriyne which was a potential product in the ring-opening reaction of benzdiyne.