The Unexpected Formation of 1,5-Bis(cyclobuta)-3,4,7,8- tetramethylcyclooctatetraene from a Zirconacyclopentadiene

Abstract

Attempts to convert 2,2'-cyclobuta-1,1'- dimethylzirconacyclopentadiene into the corresponding bismole by treatment with phenylbismuth dibromide, led instead to the formation of 1,5-Bis(cyclobuta)-3,4, 7,8-tetramethylcyclooctatetraene. A preliminary mechanistic study of this unusual transformation was also carried out.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251017

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  • John F. Richardson
  • Rupert E. Spence
  • Stephen L. Buchwald

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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