Diatropicity of dehydrobenzo[14]annulenes: comparative analysis of the bond-fixing ability of benzene on the parent 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-octadehydro[14]annulene.
[structure: see text]. We report the synthesis of 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-octadehydro[14]annulene (1) and detail a comparative aromaticity study with its benzannelated derivatives (e.g., 2 and 3).
Boydston
A J
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Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1253, USA.
Haley
M M
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