Generation and spectroscopic properties of syn-1,6:9,14- bismethanodicyclodeca[cd,gh]pentalene dianion

Shigeyasu Kuroda*, Yoshihiro Terada, Ryuta Miyatake, Yoshikazu Horino, Takako Abe, Yurie Fujiwara, Mitsunori Oda

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Abstract

The hydrocarbon precursor, 8,16-dihydro-syn-1,6;9,14-bismethano[cd,gh] pentalene (5), to the title structure, dianion 4, was synthesized from ethyl 4-bromo-1,6-methano[10]annulene-3-carboxylate (6) in three steps, which included a nickel-catalyzed stereoselective homo-coupling, LiAlH4 reduction of the ester groups, and scandium triflate-catalyzed double intramolecular cyclization of the biarylmethyldiol. Deprotonation of 5 with n-butyllithium in THF-d8 provided 4, whose structure was confirmed by NMR analysis. Aspects of chemical shifts in the 1H NMR spectrum and the calculated structure of 4 establish its diatropic nature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7071-7074
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume52
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011/12/28

Keywords

  • Carbanions
  • Methano[10]annulenes
  • NICS values
  • Ni-catalyzed coupling
  • Scandium triflate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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