Abstract
Ortho-quinoid vinylketenes 2 have been generated through flash photolysis of benzocyclobutenones 1. A kinetic study of intermolecular addition reactions of 2 competing with the recyclization 2 → 1 reveals strikingly different substituent effects for the addition of methanol and of dienophiles.
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