J. D. Kooy, N. H. Velthorst, C. Maclean
1969
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Chemical Physics Letters
Abstract
Abstract The reaction of 4,5-methylenephenanthrene (MH 2 ) with alkali metal has been investigated using NMR-, ESR-, optical absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The primarily formed radical anion is unstable, especially on association with alkali metal ion, and decomposes to form 4,5-methylenephenanthrenyl carbanion (MH − ) and 9,10-dihydro-4,5-methylenephenanthrene (H 2 MH 2 ). The carbanions MH − and H 2 MH − have been studied as well as the mechanism of the reaction in which they are formed.