Royal Society of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(16), p. 7513
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55077j
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The auto-oxidation of trans-1,2-disiloxybenzocyclobutene was found to be very efficient, giving endo-peroxide in quantitative yield. Each step of the mechanism of spin-forbidden addition of triplet oxygen O2((3)Σg) was studied by both EPR/spin trapping and theoretical studies.