Practical synthesis and reactivity of [3]dendralene

Tanya A. Bradford, Alan D. Payne, Anthony C. Willis, Michael N. Paddon-Row, Michael S. Sherburn

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    Abstract

    (Chemical Equation Presented) Aconvenient and high-yielding three-step synthesis of the simplest branched triene, [3]dendralene, has been devised. The synthesis is robust and operationally simple, requiring no chromatography and involving no protecting groups or specialized equipment, allowing the synthesis of the volatile hydrocarbon in pure, solvent free form on a multigram scale. The stability, dimerization when stored neat, and Diels-Alder reactivity of [3]dendralene - including double cycloaddition sequences and catalytic enantioselective variant - are reported.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)491-494
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume75
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2010

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