DIBENZO[A,E]CYCLOOCTENE - A NONPLANAR RADICAL-CATION

Authors
GERSON F FELDER P SCHMIDLIN R WONG HNC
Citation
F. Gerson et al., DIBENZO[A,E]CYCLOOCTENE - A NONPLANAR RADICAL-CATION, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (14), 1994, pp. 1659-1660
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
14
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1659 - 1660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1994):14<1659:D-ANR>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Upon oxidation to the radical cation, the eight-membered ring in diben zo[a,e]cyclooctene (2) seems to retain its tub-shaped geometry; in thi s regard, 2 resembles the parent cyclooctatetraene 1.