Abstract
Direct cycloalkylation of 1,6-dihydroazulene and subsequent hydride abstraction with trityl salt gave the title cations 3 and 4. These cations showed greater kinetic stability than the three- and four-membered ring homologs, and their pK(R)+ values indicated greater thermodynamic stability compared with the known disubstituted tropylium cations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3595-3596 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999/04/30 |
Keywords
- Azulenium ions
- Carbocations
- Spiro compounds
- Tropylium ions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry