Reversible structural rearrangement of π-expanded cyclooctatetraene upon two-fold reduction with alkali metals
Zheng Zhou, Yikun Zhu, Zheng Wei, John Bergner, Christian Neiß, Susanne Doloczki, Andreas Görling, Milan Kivala, Marina A. Petrukhina
Abstract
). The X-ray diffraction study revealed a reductive core rearrangement accompanied by the formation of a single C-C bond and severe twist of the central tetraphenylene core. The reversibility of two-electron reduction and core transformation is further confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
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CyclooctatetraeneChemistryAlkali metalDerivative (finance)CrystallographyLithium (medication)Inorganic chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryEconomicsEndocrinologyMedicineFinancial economicsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCoordination Chemistry and Organometallics