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anti ‐[4 + 4]‐Dicyclopentadiene
Author(s) -
Grimme Wolfram,
Schumachers Lothar,
Gleiter Rolf,
Gubernator Klaus
Publication year - 1981
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.198101132
Subject(s) - dicyclopentadiene , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , polymer
The title compound (2) , the last outstanding cyclodimer of cyclopentadicne , was prepared in a multistep synthesis from (1) , R 1 R 2 = O. Due to its high strain energy, (2) is of interest for spectroscopic and kinetic studies.