title: Structural elucidation of sumanene and generation of its benzylic anions.
abstract: The structure of sumanene in a solid state was elucidated. The silyl-substituted sumanene was stereoselectively synthesized through generation of the benzylic anions of sumanene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. hsakurai@ims.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daiko
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakane
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amaya
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirao
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C505028:sumanene