The Capture of sym-[8]Annuldiyne: The Cyclooctadienyne-η2-ynyl Potassium Zwitterionic Radical

Autor: Cheryl D. Stevenson, Matthew K. Kiesewetter, Richard C. Reiter
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 7:2623-2626
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
DOI: 10.1021/ol050795k
Popis: [reaction: see text] Reaction of 1,4-dibromo-[8]annulene (C(8)H(6)Br(2)) with potassium tert-butoxide in THF followed by exposure to potassium metal leads to the formation of the anion radical of sym-[8]annuldiyne. The rapid interchange of Jahn-Teller-induced alternating bond angle conformers of sym-[8]annuldiyne is halted by ion association with a metal-crown ether complex forming the cyclooctadienyne-eta(2)-ynyl potassium zwitterionic radical, rendering all four protons nonequivalent. Neutral sym-[8]annuldiyne can form the [2 + 2] polymer, which is not soluble in the THF solution.
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