The experimental realization of a neutral homoaromatic carbocycle

Peter R Griffiths; Don E Pivonka; Richard Vaughan Williams

doi:10.1002/chem.201100025

The experimental realization of a neutral homoaromatic carbocycle

Chemistry. 2011 Aug 8;17(33):9193-9. doi: 10.1002/chem.201100025. Epub 2011 Jul 6.

Authors

Peter R Griffiths¹, Don E Pivonka, Richard Vaughan Williams

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, PO Box 442343, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA.

PMID: 21735493
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100025

Abstract

Infrared spectra recorded for 1,5-dimethyl-2,8:4,6-semibullvalenetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (12) in the condensed and vapor phase clearly prove that in the vapor phase the dianhydride 12 is a homoaromatic ground state semibullvalene.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Anhydrides / chemistry*
Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Spectrophotometry, Infrared / methods*

Substances

Anhydrides
Bridged-Ring Compounds