T. Thiemann et al., NEW CYCLOPROPYL BUILDING-BLOCKS IN ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS .19. DIMERIZATION OF AN ALLYLIDENECYCLOPROPANE AT A SURPRISINGLY LOW-TEMPERATURE, Synlett, (7), 1993, pp. 483-485
The bromo-allylidenecyclopropane 6 has been prepared and has been foun
d to form a [2+2]-cyclodimer upon bromine lithium exchange at -78-degr
ees-C/-90-degrees-C; the structure of the dimer has been proved by an
X-ray structure analysis to be that of 3'-(1,2-dihydronaphthalinyl)dis
piro[2.0.2.2]octane (8).