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Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2004 Jul;104(7):3315–3340. doi: 10.1021/cr030450k

Table 3.

C-Nitroso Compounds Prepared from Low-Temperature Decomposition of Some Methyl-Substituted Cyclopropyl Nitrites^a

ring substituent	temp (°C)	product
1-methyl	20	1-nitrosobutan-3-one (dimer)
1,2,2-trimethyl	−25	2-methyl-2-nitrosopentan-4-one (dimer)
cis,trans- and trans,trans-2,3-dimethyl-1-phenyl	−5	2-nitroso-3-methyl-1-phenyl-butan-1-one (dimer)
pentamethyl	−45	2-nitroso-2,3,3-trimethylpentan-4-one (monomer)
2,2,3,3-tetramethyl	−55	3-nitroso-2,2,3-trimethylpentanal (monomer)
1-methoxy-2,2,3,3-tetramethyl	<−80	methyl 3-nitroso-2,2,3-trimethylbutyrate (monomer)

Reference 369.