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Bildung eines hochexplosiven Valenzisomeren des Indens aus Dilithiopentalen und Chlorcarben

✍ Scribed by Ulrich Burger; Bernard Bianco


Book ID
102252419
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1983
Tongue
German
Weight
461 KB
Volume
66
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-019X

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✦ Synopsis


Formation of a Highly Explosive Valence Isomer of Indene from Dilithiopentalene and Chlorocarbene

The principal product of the reaction of dilithiopentalene (3) with methyllithium and methylene chloride is shown by difference‐FT‐NMR, spectroscopy to be tetracyclo[4.3.0.0^3,5^.0^4,6^]nona‐1,7‐diene (8). This laterally bridged benzvalene derivative explodes violently at temperatures as low as −40° when concentrated. Controlled rearrangement in diluted solution gives indene (4). The key step in the formation of the tetracyclic C~9~H~8~‐compound 8 is suggested to be an intramolecular 1,4‐carbene addition.