Chloride ion chemical ionization studies of some aryl‐substituted nitrocyclohexenes have demonstrated that benzylic anion formation is favoured in the gas phase. Anchimeric assistance by neighbouring phenyl groups and the effect of olefinic functions have a significant influence on the stability of the carbanions.
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