Synthesis and properties of anti-6,16-epithia-8,13-methanobenzo[e][14]annulene-7,14-dione, anti-5,14-epithia-7,12-methanodfuro[3,4-e]-[14]annulene-5,13-diones, and their ionic species
S. Zuo et al., Synthesis and properties of anti-6,16-epithia-8,13-methanobenzo[e][14]annulene-7,14-dione, anti-5,14-epithia-7,12-methanodfuro[3,4-e]-[14]annulene-5,13-diones, and their ionic species, HETEROCYCLE, 54(1), 2001, pp. 159-170
The sulfur bridged annulene diones fused with benzene and furan were synthe
sized, and their H-1 and C-13 NMR spectra in strong acid media indicated fo
rmation of dicationic species in which the positive charges localized on th
e carbonyl carbons, mainly due to the unfavorable p-orbital overlap.