Chemistry of octachlorofulvalene. Diels–Alder reactions
Abstract
Octachorofulvalene reacted readily as a dienophile with conjugated olefins to afford (2 + 4) mono- and di-adducts, but it reacted as the diene component with norbornadiene; in contrast, decachloro-2,5-dihydrofulvalene and hexachlorofulvene reacted predominantly as dienic partners with cyclopentadiene.