Journal of the American Chemical Society

Alkali metal reduction studies of cis-and trans-bicyclo [6.1. 0] nona-2, 4, 6-trienes in liquid ammonia. Evidence for the high basicity of monohomocyclooctatetraene …

SV Ley, LA Paquette

Index: Ley,S.V.; Paquette,L.A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1974 , vol. 96, p. 6670 - 6679

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Abstract

Abstract: The behavior of a series of cis-bicyclo [6.1. O] nona-2, 4, 6-trienes and of the related trans bicyclic system upon alkali metal (chiefly potassium) reduction in liquid ND3 and NH3 has been studied. Upon two-electron reduction in ND3 at-60 to-78", the cis-fused hydrocarbons underwent conversion to their homoaromatic dianions, which were spectroscopically visible (pmr) in certain instances. In the case of the parent molecule, ...