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Dianion and Tetraanion Octalene
Author(s) -
Müllen Klaus,
Oth Jean F. M.,
Engels HansWilhelm,
Vogel Emanuel
Publication year - 1979
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.197902291
Subject(s) - delocalized electron , lithium (medication) , chemistry , naphthalene , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , psychology , psychiatry
The reduction of octalene to anions is a challenging task since the structure of this (4 n + 2)π‐system permits several possible charges distributions in the anions. On treatment with lithium, octalene gives the dianion (1a) or (1b) and ultimately the tetraanion (2) which has a perimerer with π‐bond delocalization resembling that of naphthalene.
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