Synthesis and properties of a mercapto[15]annulenone: a 14π diatropic annulene triply characterised by a fast chemical exchange, tautomerisation, and cis-trans-isomerisation
Abstract
Mercapto[15]annulenone (4) has been prepared from annulenone (2) as a tautomeric mixture with the keto-tautomer (5) in 65% yield; it was found that (4) proved to be diatropic and exists as a rapid equilibrium mixture of (4a) and (4b).