Date of Award
5-1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Chemistry
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of 3, 4-diphenyl-3-cyclobutene-1, 2-dione as a synthetic precursor to bis-ketenes and ultimately examine the chemical behavior of this relatively unknown system. We intend to investigate some of the chemical behavior of bis-phenylketene produced by the well-documented photochemical ring opening of 3, 4-diphenyl-3-cyclobutene-1, 2-dione. Specifically the use of alkenes a chemical traps for the bis-ketene will be investigated. These reactions will be compared and contrasted to the behavior of the ketenes and vinyl ketenes.
Recommended Citation
Myers, John Dana, "The investigation of 3,4- dipheny1-3- cyclobutene-1, 2-dione as a precursor to a bis-ketene" (1978). Master's Theses. 856.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/856