Synthesis of highly strained pi-bowls from sumanene

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Aug 12;131(31):10810-1. doi: 10.1021/ja9031693.

Authors

Toru Amaya¹, Takuto Nakata, Toshikazu Hirao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

PMID: 19621924
DOI: 10.1021/ja9031693

Abstract

The short step synthesis of highly strained naphtosumanenes was successfully achieved from sumanene based on a nonpyrolytic approach.