An expedient synthesis of 6-vinylfulvene.
6-Vinylfulvenes constitute a class of fulvenes that are difficult to access due to the lack of a general method for their synthesis. In particular, the unsubstituted parent system has been very difficult to obtain by existing methods. In this communication we describe a convenient 3-step protocol for the synthesis of the title compound by way of sulfide oxidation and subsequent sulfoxide elimination.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ihsan
I
Erden
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jenny
J
Sabol
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ana
A
Gubeladze
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Andrea
A
Ruiz
Fulvene; desulfinylation; sulfide; sulfoxide; vinylfulvene