Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1971 · 123 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryMolecular Orbital TheoryMolecular SymmetryOrganic SynthesisRetrosynthetic AnalysisAnnulation ReactionsBonding In Aromatic SystemsIsomerization ProcessesThermodynamic Stability Determinants
Attempted syntheses of 1,5-didehydro[10]annulene derivatives led to an intriguing isomerization which shows that any thermodynamic stability associated with this 10π-electron system is at most comparable to that associated with benzene.