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The reactions of vinylidenecyclopropanes (VDCPs) 1, which cannot be classified into the foregoing chapters, are shown in this chapter. In this chapter, Brønsted base-mediated as well as radical reaction, cycloaddition reaction and oxidation reaction of vinylidenecyclopropanes are displayed.

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Shao, L., Lu, J., Shi, M. (2012). Miscellaneous Analogs. In: Chemical Transformations of Vinylidenecyclopropanes. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27573-9_5

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