Hexacyclo[10,3,1,02,10,,03,7,06,15,09,14]hexadecane; an ethanocongressane
Abstract
The structure of a hydrocarbon, m.p. 110–111·5°, obtained from two different cyclo-octatetraene dimers (V) and (VI) by hydrogenation followed by aluminium halide rearrangement has been determined by X-ray analysis to be an ethanocongressane, hexacyclo[10,3,1,02,10,03,7,06,15,09,14]hexadecane (III).