1,2- and 1,8-Dichloroperfluorocyclooctatetraene: Stable Bond-Shift Isomers
摘要:
The title compounds 1 and 2 have been synthesized from hexafluorobenzene. Bond-shift interconversion of these isomers is slow even at 150 degrees C; kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the isomerization have been evaluated. A study of 1 and 2 at high temperatures failed to reveal evidence for skeletal rearrangement. Both direct ultraviolet irradiation and triplet sensitization in solution effected rapid interconversion of these compounds; longer reaction times resulted in photocyclization to anti-tricyclo[4.2.0.0(2,5)]octa-3,7-dienes.