ALKYLIDENECARBENE INSERTIONS INTO AROMATIC C-H BONDS IN SOLUTION

• Published in: Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical communications no. 24; pp. 1800 - 1801
• Main Authors: TYKWINSKI, RR, WHITEFORD, JA, STANG, PJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: CAMBRIDGE Royal Soc Chemistry 1993; Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Alicyclic compounds; Alicyclic compounds, terpenoids, prostaglandins, steroids; Aliphatic, non-condensed and condensed benzenic, and alicyclic compounds; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Exact sciences and technology; Organic chemistry; Organic compounds; Physical Sciences; Physics; Preparations and properties; Science & Technology; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; Structure of specific crystalline solids; THERMAL REARRANGEMENTS; CARBENES; METHYLENECARBENES; CYCLIZATION; METHYLENEKETENES; Iodine III Organic compounds; Sulfinate; Hydroxysulfone; Cyclization; Molecular structure; Bicyclic compound; Aromatic compound; Experimental study; X ray diffraction; Organic compounds; Crystalline structure

Reaction of sodium toluene-p-sulfinate with (Ar)2(OH)CC=Cfl(Ph)(OSO2CF3) results in substituted indenes via alkylidenecarbene aromatic C-H bond insertions.