Synthetic strategies toward buckybowls and C-60: benzannulation is remarkably facile compared to cyclopentannulation

Authors
Dinadayalane, TC Sastry, GN
Citation
Tc. Dinadayalane et Gn. Sastry, Synthetic strategies toward buckybowls and C-60: benzannulation is remarkably facile compared to cyclopentannulation, TETRAHEDR L, 42(36), 2001, pp. 6421-6423
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
36
Year of publication
2001
Pages
6421 - 6423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(20010903)42:36<6421:SSTBAC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Computations on a model buckybowl, pinakene (C28H14) unequivocally predict that in general, benzannulation is a significantly facile process compared to cyclopentannulation in the ring closure synthetic strategy towards bucky bowls. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.