On the Mechanism of the Dimerization of Benzocyclobutadiene
摘要:
The dimerization of benzocyclobutadiene (1), generated by the fluoride ion-induced elimination of trimethylsilyl mesylate from 2-(trimethylsilyl)benzocyclobutenyl-1 mesylate (5), was carefully studied by flow NMR spectroscopy. Only formation of the final dimer, 6a,10b-dihydrobenzo[a]-biphenylene (2), was observed; no evidence for the formation of transient intermediates was obtained. Benzocyclobutadiene with a deuterium atom on position 1, l-dl, was prepared and allowed to dimerize. It is shown by several NMR spectroscopic techniques that l-dl dimerizes to produce six dideuterated isotopomers. It is proposed that the deuterium distribution is explained by a dimerization mechanism involving the formation of [4 + 2] dimer 3 followed by opening of 3 to form dibenzo[a,d]cyclooctatetraene (6) which closes to final dimer 2.
Observation of benzocyclobutadiene by flow nuclear magnetic resonance
作者:Walter S. Trahanovsky、D. R. Fischer
DOI:10.1021/ja00168a059
日期:1990.6
Benzocyclobutadiene (1) is a key molecule in the understanding of the aromaticity and antiaromaticity of cyclic delocalized pi}-electron systems. The high reactivity of 1 has made it difficult to study, but it has been isolated in an Ar matrix at 20 K, and its IR, UV-visible, and photoelectron spectra have been obtained. In this communication we report the sup 1}H NMR spectrum of 1 obtained by the
苯并环丁二烯 (1) 是理解环状离域 pi} 电子系统的芳香性和反芳香性的关键分子。1 的高反应性使其难以研究,但它已在 20 K 的 Ar 基质中分离,并已获得其红外、紫外-可见光和光电子光谱。在本次通讯中,我们报告了通过流动核磁共振技术获得的 1 的 sup 1}H NMR 谱。