Cyclic Polyolefins. I. Synthesis of Cycloöctatetraene from Pseudopelletierine1

AC Cope, CG Overberger

Index: Cope; Overberger Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1948 , vol. 70, p. 1433,1435

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Citation Number: 37

Abstract

This paper presents data amplifying our recent communication3 which reported duplication of the Willstatter synthesis of cyclooctatetraene from p~ eudopelletierine.'~~ Indirect evidence of three kinds had been interpreted as indicating that the Willstatter product might not have been 1, 3, 5, 7-cyclooctatetraene6: Similarity of the product to styrene; the fact that catalytic dehydrogenation of cyclooctene at 425-455'yielded styrene; proof that application ...