Issue 5, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Thermal cyclotrimerization of tetraphenyl[5]cumulene(tetraphenylhexapentaene) to a tricyclodecadiene derivative†

Nazrul Islam,a   Takashi Ooi,b   Tetsuo Iwasawa,a   Masaki Nishiuchia  and  Yasuhiko Kawamura*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Technology and Science, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijosanjima-cho, Japan
E-mail: kawamura@chem.tokushima-u.ac.jp

b Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Shomachi, Japan

Abstract

Tetraphenyl[5]cumulene (tetraphenylhexapentaene) underwent cyclotrimerization in refluxing toluene for 10–15 min to give a tricyclodecadiene derivative in 68% yield.

Graphical abstract: Thermal cyclotrimerization of tetraphenyl[5]cumulene(tetraphenylhexapentaene) to a tricyclodecadiene derivative

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B815620D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Sep 2008
Accepted
24 Nov 2008
First published
15 Dec 2008

Chem. Commun., 2009, 574-576

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Thermal cyclotrimerization of tetraphenyl[5]cumulene(tetraphenylhexapentaene) to a tricyclodecadiene derivative

N. Islam, T. Ooi, T. Iwasawa, M. Nishiuchi and Y. Kawamura, Chem. Commun., 2009, 574 DOI: 10.1039/B815620D

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