Issue 39, 2017

The trimerization of acetylenes involves a cascade of biradical and pericyclic processes

Abstract

Thorough computational studies were performed on mechanisms and energies for the thermal trimerizations of neutral or electron-rich acetylenes used as cross-linkers in organic hard-masks for lithography applications. These studies indicate that the operative mechanism proceeds through initial cyclobutadiene formation via a biradical mechanism. Cyclobutadienes form Dewar benzenes via Diels–Alder cycloadditions, or biradical processes, or both, before producing benzenes by electrocyclic ring-opening reactions. These pathways are preferred to alternatives involving concerted trimerizations or mechanisms involving carbene intermediates.

Graphical abstract: The trimerization of acetylenes involves a cascade of biradical and pericyclic processes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 jul 2017
Accepted
18 set 2017
First published
18 set 2017

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 8326-8333

The trimerization of acetylenes involves a cascade of biradical and pericyclic processes

G. O. Jones and Z. J. Krebs, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 8326 DOI: 10.1039/C7OB01885A

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