Dominik Wendinger, Johanna A. Januszewski, Frank Hampel and Rik R. Tykwinski
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 14877-14880
DOI:
10.1039/C5CC05679A,
Communication
The thermal dimerization of three [n]cumulenes (n = 5, 7, and 9) has been investigated, and a common reactivity pattern is observed that gives radialenes and expanded radialenes through regioselective cycloaddition reactions; all three products are characterized using X-ray crystallography.
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