An expedient synthesis of 6-vinylfulvene

İ Erden, J Sabol, A Gubeladze…

Index: Erden, Ihsan; Sabol, Jenny; Gubeladze, Ana; Ruiz, Andrea Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 37, # 4 p. 519 - 524

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Abstract

Abstract: 6-Vinylfulvenes constitute a class of fulvenes that are difficult to access due to the lack of a general method for their synthesis. In particular, the unsubstituted parent system has been very difficult to obtain by existing methods. In this communication we describe a convenient 3-step protocol for the synthesis of the title compound by way of sulfide oxidation and subsequent sulfoxide elimination.