Practical synthesis of the dendralene family reveals alternation in behavior

Alan D. Payne, Gomotsang Bojase, Michael N. Paddon-Row, Michael S. Sherburn

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    Abstract

    Back from obscurity: The practical synthesis of the first six members of the fundamental class of acyclic branched oligoalkenes has been achieved. The syntheses allow access to the target compounds on multigram scales in good yields. Members of the family with even numbers of double bonds are significantly more stable than those with odd numbers (see picture), and exhibit different chemical reactivities in Diels-Alder reactions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4836-4839
    Number of pages4
    JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
    Volume48
    Issue number26
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2009

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