The preparative potential of rac-tritwistatriene (2) as precursor for other novel (CH)14 hydrocarbons is explored. Solution thermolysis generates the primarily desired pentaene 1 together with trienes 7 and 9. From FVP experiments, 1 is obtained together with triene 9 and pentaene 11 as thermodynamically more stable (CH)14 isomers. The behavior of 1 in cycloaddition reactions is provisionally explored.
MULLER, HERMANN;MELDER, JOHANN-PETER;FESSNER, WOLF-DIETER;HUNKLER, DIETER+, ANGEW. CHEM., 100,(1988) N, C. 1140-1143