## Abstract The base‐induced α‐elimination of hydrogen chloride from 5‐chloromethyl‐5‐methylcyclopenta‐1, 3‐diene (**19**) produces 1‐methyltricyclo [3.1.0.0^2,6^]hexene‐3 (1‐methylbenzvalene) (**21**) together with toluene and spiro [4.2]heptadiene (**23**). A common intermediate, 5‐methylcyclopen
The ring closure of 5-methylcyclopenta-1,3-dien-5-ylcarbene to 1-methylbenzvalene. An intramolecular 1,4 cheletropic carbene addition
✍ Scribed by Ulrich Burger; Gérard Gandillon
- Book ID
- 104237932
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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✦ Synopsis
The title carbene (1) is shown to produce the benzvalene skeleton by stereospecific intramolecular 1,4 addition and not by classic cyclopropanation. Cyclopentadienylanion (1) reacts with chlorocarbene generated from dichloromethane and methyl lithium to give benzvalene (4).' Analogous reactions have been reported for further carbo-and heteroaromatic anions.' Mechanistic studies in our laboratory suggest that the parent reaction proceeds uia the cyclopentadienylcarbene (2).
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