Reversible structural rearrangement of π-expanded cyclooctatetraene upon two-fold reduction with alkali metals.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00218c
Abstract: The chemical reduction of a π-expanded COT derivative, octaphenyltetrabenzocyclooctatetraene (1), with lithium or sodium metals in the presence of secondary ligands affords a new doubly-reduced product (1TR2-). The X-ray diffraction study revealed a reductive core… read more here.
Keywords: reversible structural; structural rearrangement; rearrangement expanded; expanded cyclooctatetraene ... See more keywords