REACTION OF METHANOL WITH PERFLUOROTETRACYCLOBUTA-1,3,5,7-CYCLEOCTATETRAENE

Authors
CULLEN WR RETTIG SJ MOORE AE SOULEN RL
Citation
Wr. Cullen et al., REACTION OF METHANOL WITH PERFLUOROTETRACYCLOBUTA-1,3,5,7-CYCLEOCTATETRAENE, Journal of fluorine chemistry, 76(2), 1996, pp. 121-124
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of fluorine chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221139
Volume
76
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
121 - 124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1139(1996)76:2<121:ROMWP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
erfluorotetracyclobuteno-1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene (PCOT) is a planar and centrosymmetric molecule which possesses an extraordinary electron affinity due to the planarity of the eight pi-electron system and the cumulative electron-withdrawing effects of the 16 fluorine atoms. An improved method for the synthesis of PCOT and the product resulting fr om the spontaneous reaction of PCOT with excess alcohol is reported. C rystal structures of the methyl (1) and ethyl (2) derivatives are desc ribed.