Synthesis, properties and molecular structure of a novel dicyanoheptafulvene derivative, 4′-dicyanomethylidenedispiro[cyclohexane- 1, 1′-(1′,4′,7′-trihydrocyclopenta[f]azulene)-7′, 1″-cyclohexane]

Nguyen Chung Thanh, Ryuta Miyatake, Hitoshi Kainuma, Shigeyasu Kuroda, Mitsunori Oda*

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Abstract

A novel dicyanoheptafulvene 9 annulated by two spiro[4,5]deca-1,3-dienes was synthesized by the reaction of dispirocyclopentaazulenium cation 8 with bromomalononitrile. Although 9 was found to have a nonplanar heptafulvene structure by its X-ray crystallographic analysis, it is still capable of π-conjugation and thus shows appreciable contribution of the dipolar resonance form 9B based on its spectroscopic data. The degree of the contribution was further evaluated for various dicyanoheptafulvenes in terms of the partial sum of atomic charges of the dicyanomethylene group in the calculated structures besides the interplanar angles of the heptafulvene part and the length of the exocyclic double bond in the crystal structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)586-593
Number of pages8
JournalTetrahedron
Volume62
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006/01/23

Keywords

  • Carbenium ions
  • Cyclopenta[f]azulenes
  • Density functional calculation
  • Heptafulvene
  • X-ray crystal structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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