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Reduction of pyracylene by alkali metals: Mechanism and formation of aggregates

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Five reaction stages have been identified in the reduction of pyracylene to its dianion. The same stages were also observed in the photochemical oxidation starting with the dianion. The formation of dimers of anions and of mixed valence aggregates is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel

    Gil Zilber, Vladimir Rozenshtein, Ari Ayalon, Haim Levanon & Mordecal Rabinovitz

  2. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, 02167-3860, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

    Lawrence T. Scott

  3. Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universitat Basel, Klingelbergstr 80, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

    Hope B. Warren, Gaby Persy & Jakob Wirz

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Zilber, G., Rozenshtein, V., Ayalon, A. et al. Reduction of pyracylene by alkali metals: Mechanism and formation of aggregates. Res. Chem. Intermed. 22, 839–854 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856796X00511

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