https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01014
A form of @[email protected] across the terminal atoms of a fully @[email protected] with formation of two new σ-bonds to a single atom of the ('monocentric') @[email protected] There is formal loss of one π-bond in the substrate and an increase in @[email protected] of the relevant atom of the @[email protected] An example is the @[email protected] of sulfur dioxide to butadiene:
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The reverse of this type of reaction is designated 'cheletropic @[email protected]'.