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1,6‐Dimethylbicyclo[4.4.1]undeca‐2,4,7,9‐tetraene—A Higher Vinylog of Norbornadiene
Author(s) -
Frank Jürgen,
Grimme Wolfram,
Lex Johann
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197809431
Subject(s) - norbornadiene , twist , chemistry , stereochemistry , annulene , mathematics , organic chemistry , catalysis , geometry
Dimethylated “dihydromethano [10] annulene” , the title compound (1) , has been synthesized in several steps. (1) is transformed into (2) at room temperature. This rearrangement could take place from a twist conformation having C 2 symmetry.