While facile methods to prepare o- and p-benzynes exist, m-benzyne in the ground state has remained experimentally inaccessible. Now, the room-temperature and atmospheric-pressure synthesis of m-benzyne in solution is reported. Experimental and theoretical investigations reveal that m-benzyne behaves as a potent electrophile but shows weak free-radical character.
- Kenta Koyamada
- Kazunori Miyamoto
- Masanobu Uchiyama
