9,10‐Benzotricyclo[6.2.2.0<sup>2,7</sup>]dodeca‐3,5,9,11‐tetraene—A Diels‐Alder Adduct of Benzene and Naphthalene

Wolfram Grimme, Hans Günter Köser

Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1980 · 19 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Only indirectly accessible, the Diels-Alder adduct of the two simplest arenes (1) warrants attention; it has now been synthesized for the first time. Cycloreversion to benzene and naphthalene has been studied kinetically.

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