Synthesis of oligoenes that contain up to 15 double bonds from 1,6-heptadiynes

This paper reports the synthesis of polyene oligomers ("oligoenes") that contain up to 15 double bonds that are identical to the "all five-membered ring" species formed through cyclopolymerization of diisopropyldipropargylmalonate. The oligoenes contain an isopropylidene unit at each end. The isolated oligoenes range from the "dimer" (a pentaene, (E)-di-1,2-[1-(2-methyl-propenyl)-4,4-di-iso-propyl-carboxy-cyclopent-1-enyl]-ethene (3b2)) to the "heptamer" (3b7, a pentadecaene). Oligoenes 3b2, 3b3, 3b4, 3b5, and 3b7 were prepared through Wittig-like reactions between aldehydes and the appropriate monometallic Mo alkylidene or bimetallic Mo bisalkylidene species whose alkylidene is derived from an identical five-membered ring monomeric unit. Compounds 3b2, 3b4, and 3b6 were prepared through McMurry coupling reactions of aldehydes. A representative aldehyde (the "monomeric" aldehyde) is diisopropyl-3-formyl-4-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopent-3-ene-1,1-dicarboxylate (2b), McMurry coupling of which yields 3b2. A heptaene that contains a six-membered ring in the central unit also was prepared in a Wittig-like reaction involving a bimetallic Mo alkylidene; this species is a model for oligoenes that contain both six-membered and five-membered rings. X-ray structures of two bimetallic species that are employed in the synthesis of the oligoenes are reported.     

New insights into the acid-promoted reaction of caffeic acid and its esters with nitrite: decarboxylation drives chain nitrosation pathways toward novel oxime derivatives and oxidation/fragmentation products thereof

In 0.05 M acetate buffer, pH 4, containing 1% methanol, caffeic acid (1a) (2 x 10(-3) M) reacted smoothly with nitrite (NO(2)(-)) (4 x 10(-3) M) to afford as main products the novel 2-hydroxy- and 2-methoxyaldoximes 7a,b, the 2-oxoaldoxime 9a, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, and the known furoxan 3c and benzoxazinone 4b in smaller amounts. At lower 1a concentration (e.g., 1 x 10(-4) M), 7a was the main product, whereas with 0.1 M 1a and 0.5 M NO(2)(-) 3c and 9a were prevailing. At pH 2, 7a was still the most abundant product, together with 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and some 9a, whereas at pH 1 9a and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde were formed in higher yields. No evidence for ring nitration products, including the previously reported 4,5-dihydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde, was obtained. At 2 x 10(-3) M concentration and at pH 4, caffeic acid methyl ester (1b) reacted with NO(2)(-) chiefly via ring nitration and/or dimerization to give 5a, the novel nitrated neolignan derivative 10, and the parent 6. Chlorogenic acid (1c) afforded only the ring nitrated derivative 5b. A unifying mechanism for the reaction of 1a and its esters with NO(2)(-) is proposed involving reversible formation of nitroso intermediates via chain nitrosation at the 2-position of the (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propenoic system. In the case of 1a, decarboxylation would drive the nitroso intermediates toward the formation of oximes 7a,b and 3c, reflecting nucleophilic addition of water, methanol, and NO(2)(-), and their oxidation or breakdown products, viz. 9a, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and the benzoxazinone 4b. In the case of esters 1b,c, to which decarboxylation is precluded, ring nitration or dimerization become the favored routes, triggered by preliminary oxidation at the catechol moiety.     

Reactions of 5-mercaptoazoles and pyridine-2-thiones with acetylenic esters. Selectivity of the formation of novel fused thiazin-4-ones and thiazolidin-4-ones

A systematic study of the reactions of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) and methyl propynoate with 5-mercaptoazoles and pyridine-2-thiones has been carried out and as a result, a number of novel imidazo[1,5-b]thiazin-4-ones 6a,b, pyrazolo[1,5-b] thiazin-4-ones 15a-f, imidazo[1,5-b]thiazol-4-ones 7a,b and thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines 21a-c have been prepared. The influence of the size of the ring of the starting "cyclic" thioamides on the size of the fused ring in the reaction products has been established. The preferred formation of a six-membered thiazine ring took place in the reactions of 5-mercaptoazoles. In contrast, the five membered thiazolidine ring is formed in reactions of pyridine-2-thiones. In both cases the product is a five-membered ring fused to a six-membered heterocycle.     

Synthesis and chemical transformations of six/six-membered bicyclic nitroso acetals

A synthesis of hitherto unknown bicyclic nitroso acetals possessing two annulated six-membered rings is accomplished. The synthesis comprises formal [3+3] cycloaddition of six-membered cyclic nitronates with donor-acceptor cyclopropanes. Some chemical transformations and conformational preferability of the obtained nitroso acetals are discussed.     

An Isomeric Swapping of a Phenylhydrazone Derivative Discovered by Structural Study Revealing a Branched Pathway of Fischer Indole Synthesis

In an attempt to synthesize an indole derivative,methyl 5-nitro-1H-indole-2-carb-oxylate,an isomeric change of methyl 2-[2-(4-nitrophenyl) hydrazono] propanoate from E to Z geometry was observed.The two isomers were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.The Z isomer is stabilized in a six-membered ring conformation constructed by an intramolecular hydrogen bond.This isomeric change added a branched pathway in the mechanism of Fischer indole synthesis.     

2-氨基-3-氰基-4-(4-氟苯基)-4H-苯并[h]苯并吡喃的合成和晶体结构

标题化合物与N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)形成的1:1混合结晶物C20H23FN2OC3H7NO由对氟苯甲醛、丙二腈、-萘酚在六氢吡啶存在下合成并经DMF与水的混合溶剂重结晶而得, 其结构通过元素分析、IR 和1H NMR对化合物进行了表征,用X-射线单晶衍射法测定了该化合物的晶体结构。结果表明,晶体属于单斜晶系,P21/n空间群,a = 6.365(1), b = 10.620(2), c = 29.122(6) ? b = 92.00(1), V = 1967.3(6) ?, Mr = 389.42, Z = 4, Dc = 1.315 g/cm3, m (MoKa) = 0.092 mm-1, F(000) = 816。晶体结构用直接法解出,经全矩阵最小二乘法修正,最终偏离因子R = 0.047, wR = 0.1053。化合物分子中,原子C(1), C(2), C(3), C(4), C(5) 和O(1)形成1个六员环,该六员环中C(1)C(2)键长为1.346(3) 牛砻魑肆被肺焦瓜蟆?     

A density functional theory study of interaction between formamide and guanine

Hydrogen bonding in complexes formed between formamide and guanine molecules was completely investigated using density functional theory (DFT) at the 6-311++G(d, p) level. For comparison, the HF and MP2 methods were also used. Nine stable cyclic structures stabilized by two hydrogen bonds were found. One of these was a six-membered ring, five were seven-membered rings, and the others were eight-membered rings. The eight-membered ring is preferable to the seven-and six-membered ones as follows from H-bond lengths and interaction energies. The FG4 structure was calculated to be the most stable, and another cyclic structure, FG5, was least stable because of the six-membered ring and the weakest interaction. The infrared spectrum frequencies, intensities, and vibrational frequency shifts are also reported. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

二甲氨基乙氧基氧杂硼烷对环氧树脂的潜伏固化活性

以3种含分子内N→B配位键的环状结构的二甲氨基乙氧基氧杂硼烷:β,β'-二甲氨基乙氧基-4,4,5,5-四甲基-1,3,2-二氧杂戊硼烷(PDB)、β,β'-二甲氨基乙氧基-5,5-二甲基-1,3,2-二氧杂己硼烷(NDB)和β,β'-二甲氨基乙氧基-1,3,2-苯并二氧硼烷(CDB)为研究对象,采用敞口观察法测定其水解稳定性,通过差示扫描量热法(DSC)、烘箱固化实验、恒温潜伏性实验及红外光谱(FTIR)分析,研究3种氧杂硼烷对环氧树脂的固化活性和潜伏性能,采用Ozawa-Avrami法估算固化反应的表观活化能(E a).结果表明,苯环π电子共轭效应、烷氧基给电子效应以及氧杂硼烷空间结构差异等因素影响了3种二甲氨基乙氧基氧杂硼烷上硼原子电子云密度及N→B配位络合强度,导致其水解稳定性及对环氧树脂的固化活性顺序为NDBPDBCDB,潜伏性能则正好相反.E51与PDB组成的单组分环氧树脂在常温放置3个月后,环氧基的转化率为0.22.     

The Driving Force for the Acylation of β-Lactam Antibiotics by L,D-Transpeptidase 2: Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) Study

β-lactam antibiotics, which are used to treat infectious diseases, are currently the most widely used class of antibiotics. This study focused on the chemical reactivity of five- and six-membered ring systems attached to the β-lactam ring. The ring strain energy (RSE), force constant (FC) of amide (C−N), acylation transition states and second-order perturbation stabilization energies of 13 basic structural units of β-lactam derivatives were computed using the M06-2X and G3/B3LYP multistep method. In the ring strain calculations, an isodesmic reaction scheme was used to obtain the total energies. RSE is relatively greater in the five-(1a–2c) compared to the six-membered ring systems except for 4b, which gives a RSE that is comparable to five-membered ring lactams. These variations were also observed in the calculated inter-atomic amide bond distances (C−N), which is why the six-membered ring lactams C−N bond are more rigid than those with five-membered ring lactams. The calculated ΔG^# values from the acylation reaction of the lactams (involving the S−H group of the cysteine active residue from L,D transpeptidase 2) revealed a faster rate of C−N cleavage in the five-membered ring lactams especially in the 1–2 derivatives (17.58 kcal mol⁻¹). This observation is also reflected in the calculated amide bond force constant (1.26 mDyn/A) indicating a weaker bond strength, suggesting that electronic factors (electron delocalization) play more of a role on reactivity of the β-lactam ring, than ring strain.     

Solution- and soluble-polymer supported asymmetric syntheses of six-membered ring prostanoids

An asymmetric synthesis of prostanoids containing a six-membered ring core structure (11a-homoprostaglandins), both in solution and using non-cross-linked polystyrene (NCPS) as a soluble support, was developed. Target molecule 1 was generated in a convergent fashion using a three-component coupling strategy, wherein chiral enone (R)-2 was the precursor of the central ring and the cuprate 3 and triflate 4 were used to introduce the side chains. The chiral center of (R)-2 directed the facial selectivity of the conjugate addition reaction which then dictated the stereochemical outcome of the subsequent alpha alkylation. Attachment of a six-membered ring scaffold to NCPS facilitated purification without compromising synthetic yields, still allowed 1H-NMR analysis of the intermediates in the synthesis, and provided an avenue for the construction of six-membered ring prostanoid libraries.     

Chemistry of organosilicon compounds : LXXI. Ring closure of (4-pentenyl)hydrosilanes by intramolecular hydrosilylation with transition metal salts

The intramolecular hydrosilylation of (4-pentenyl)hydrosilanes with transition metal salt catalysts afforded five- and six-membered ring-closure products in high yields, with the former predominating. This has been rationalized in terms of a reaction scheme based on the Harrod—Chalk mechanism in which both Si-metal and C-metal bonds were involved. The seven-membered intermediate leading to the six-membered ring products is apparently less favorable than the six-membered intermediate. However, with dicobalt octacarbonyl, no ring closure occurred, and only izomerization was observed.     

Chemistry of the aromatic 9-germafluorenyl dianion and some related silicon and carbon species

Dipotassio-9-germafluorenyl dianion (3b) was synthesized by reduction of 9,9-dichloro-9-germafluorene (4b) with sodium/potassium alloy in tetrahydrofuran. The X-ray crystal structure of 3b, like that for the analogous silicon compound 3a, shows C-C bond length equalization in the five-membered metallole rings and C-C bond length alternation in the six-membered benzenoid rings, indicating aromatic delocalization of electrons into the germole ring of 3b. Calculated nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS) values indicate that the five-membered ring is more aromatic than the six-membered rings in 3a and 3b. Derivatization of 3b with Me(3)SiCl gave 9,9-bis(trimethylsilyl)-9-germafluorene (5). Controlled oxidation of 3b yielded dipotassio-9,9'-digerma-9,9'-bifluorenyl dianion (6). Reaction of 6 with MeOH yielded 9,9'-digerma-9,9'-bifluorene (7). The X-ray structure of 6 indicates C-C bond length alternation in the five-membered rings. Thus dianion 6, like its silicon analogue 8, has the negative charges localized at metal atoms and no aromatic character. Dipotassio-9,9'-bifluorenyl dianion (9), the carbon analogue of 6, exhibits aromaticity with its X-ray crystal structure showing the C-C bond length equalization in both the five- and six-membered rings. Derivatization of 9 with MeI gave 9,9'-dimethyl-9,9'-bifluorene (10). The structure of 10 shows that the two fluorenyl rings are cis to each other with a torsional angle of 59 degrees and a long C-C single bond (1.60 A) connecting them.     

Alkylierung der 3-Acyl-thio- und -dithio-carbazinester-Gruppierung ?CO?NH?NH?CS?YR

3-Benzoyl-thiocarbazic acid O-methyl ester 7a and 3-benzoyl-dithiocarbazic acid methyl ester 7b are methylated, in presence of alkali, at the SH group of 1a , the ene-thiol tautomer of 1 , to give the 3-benzoyl-isothiocarbazic acid O, S-dimethyl ester 8a and the 3-benzoyl-isodithiocarbazic acid dimethyl ester 8b resp., which clearly differ from the N-methylated compounds 11a and 12a or 11b and 12b prepared from the two N-methyl benzohydrazides 9 and 10 resp. (melting points, thin-layer chromatography and NMR. spectra). The previously reported [1] ring closure of 3-(ω-chloroalkanoyl)-thiocarbazic acid O-alkyl esters and -dithiocarbazic acid alkyl esters can be interpretated as an intramolecular auto-alkylation of ? CO? NH? NH? CS? YR: the 3-(chloroacetyl)-compounds 2 are S-alkylated (enethiol form) to the six-membered thiadiazinones 4 , but the 3-(3-chloropropionyl)-compounds 3 are N-alkylated to the pyrazolidinones 6 , the five-membered ring being preferred in the latter case to the seven-membered ring 5 which would be formed by S-alkylation. Hence the position of alkylating attack depends on the size of the ring to be formed. As a consequence, starting from 3-(4-chlorobutyryl) compounds 13 , an alternative between the two N-alkylation products 14 (five-membered ring) and 15 (six-membered ring) would be expected. On the contrary however, a combination of 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring closure and chlorine elimination predominates, giving the 5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 16 . This reaction may proceed via the butyrolactone intermediates 18 and could therefore be interpreted as O-alkylation followed by rearrangement.     

A revised mechanism of thermal decay of arylnitroso oxides

The electronic spectra were measured and the unimolecular decay kinetics of the isomeric forms (cis and trans) of 4-methoxyphenylnitroso oxide in acetonitrile, benzene, and hexane was studied using flash photolysis. The cis form absorbed in a shorter wavelength region and was more labile than the trans form. The difference between the reactivity of the two species increased on going from hexane to acetonitrile. The temperature dependences of reaction rate constants were studied for both isomeric forms. The analysis of products of flash photolysis of 4-methoxyphenyl azide in the presence of oxygen allowed for understanding the mechanism of thermal decay of nitroso oxides. It was shown that the trans nitroso oxide is converted into cis nitroso oxide. The latter undergoes an unusual ring cleavage reaction to form 4-methoxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienenitrile N-oxide derivative. We conclude that the nitro- and nitrosobenzenes, which are the main products of the steady-state photolysis of aromatic azides in the presence of oxygen, are formed by the photochemical transformation of the nitroso oxides.     

Six-membered ring chelate complexes of Ru(II): structural and photophysical effects

The structural and photophysical properties of Ru(II)-polypyridyl complexes with five- and six-membered chelate rings were studied for two bis-tridentate and two tris-bidentate complexes. The photophysical effect of introducing a six-membered chelate ring is most pronounced for the tridentate complex, leading to a room-temperature excited-state lifetime of 810 ns, a substantial increase from 180 ns for the five-membered chelate ring model complex. Contrasting this, the effect is the opposite in tris-bidentate complexes, in which the lifetime decreases from 430 ns to around 1 ns in going from a five-membered to six-membered chelate ring. All of the complexes were studied spectroscopically at both 80 K and ambient temperatures, and the temperature dependence of the excited-state lifetime was investigated for both of the bis-tridentate complexes. The main reason for the long excited-state lifetime in the six-membered chelate ring bis-tridentate complex was found to be a strong retardation of the activated decay via metal-centered states, largely due to an increased ligand field splitting due to the complex having a more-octahedral geometry.     

Total synthesis of malyngamides K, L, and 5'-epi-C and absolute configuration of malyngamide L

An accelerated, enantioselective, and general synthetic route to a class of malyngamides, K (1), L (3), and 5'-epi-C (4), bearing a cyclohexenone ring or a heavily oxygenated six-membered ring and a vinyl chloride structural motif was developed. The key step was the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of boronic acids 6-8 with unsaturated carboxylic amides 5a,b possessing the chlorovinyl iodide functionality for the construction of the skeletons of 1-4. The key intermediates 10a,b were prepared using Ogilvie's method for the construction of the chlorovinyl iodide functionality. The NMR data of the synthetic compound 2 were in full agreement with those of the reported product, and the discrepancy in the specific rotation data suggested that the correct structure of malyngamide L should be 3, in which the absolute configuration of the amine part was enantiomeric to that in compound 2. Then the absolute configuration of the stereogenic center at C(3') and C(4') in malyngamide L was confirmed by synthesis of compound 3.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Methyl(7,7-Dimethyl-2-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo-[b]-pyran-3-yl)Carboxylate

<正>The title compound methyl (7,7-dimemyl-2-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo-[b]-pyran-3-yl) carboxylate (C19H20ClNO4, Mr = 361.81) was synthesized and crystallized. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group P 1 with a = 8.519(2), b = 10.346(2), c = 11.481(3) A, α = 108.16(1), β = 107.78(2), γ= 91.83(2)°, Z = 2, V = 906.5(3) A3, Dc = 1.326 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.234 mm-1, F(000) = 380, R = 0.0467 and wR = 0.1270 for 3142 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). X-ray analysis reveals that the C(7), C(8), C(9), O(1), C(10) and C(11) atoms form a six-membered ring which adopts a boat conformation. In the ring, the distances of C(8)-C(9) and C(10)-C(11) are 1.332(3) and 1.357(3) A, respectively, which indicates that they are C=C double bonds. Another six-membered ring (C(8)-C(9)-C(15)-C(14)-C(13)-C(12)) adopts the half-chair confonnation. In addition, there are intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure.     

Convergent, enantioselective syntheses of guanacastepenes A and E featuring a selective cyclobutane fragmentation

The evolution of a convergent strategy that led to efficient, enantioselective syntheses of both natural (+)- and unnatural (-)-guanacastepene E and formal total syntheses of (+)- and (-)-guanacastepene A is described. A union of five- and six-membered ring intermediates by an efficient pi-allyl Stille cross-coupling reaction was followed by an intramolecular enone-olefin [2 + 2] photocycloaddition and a stereoelectronically controlled, reductive fragmentation of the resulting cyclobutyl ketone. The latter two transformations enabled controlled formation of the C-11 quaternary stereocenter and the central seven-membered ring of the guanacastepenes. An enantiospecific synthesis of the functionalized five-membered ring vinyl stannane from the monoterpene R-(-)-carvone featuring a carbon-carbon bond forming ring contraction was also developed.     

Intrinsic gas-phase electrophilic reactivity of cyclic N-alkyl- and N-acyliminium ions

The intrinsic gas-phase reactivity of cyclic N-alkyl- and N-acyliminium ions toward addition of allyltrimethylsilane (ATMS) has been compared using MS(2) and MS(3) pentaquadrupole mass spectrometric experiments. An order of electrophilic reactivity has been derived and found to agree with orders of overall reactivity in solution. The prototype five-membered ring N-alkyliminium ion 1a and its N-CH(3) analogue 1b, as well as their six-membered ring analogues 1c and 1d, lack N-acyl activation and they are, accordingly, inert toward ATMS addition. The five- and six-membered ring N-acyliminium ions with N-COCH(3) exocycclic groups, 3a and 3b, respectively, are also not very reactive. The N-acyliminium ions 2a and 2c, with s-trans locked endocyclic N-carbonyl groups, are the most reactive followed closely by 3c and 3d with exocyclic (and unlocked) N-CO(2)CH(3) groups. The five-membered ring N-acyliminium ions are more reactive than their six-membered ring analogues, that is: 2a > 2c and 3c > 3d. In contrast with the high reactivity of 2a, its N-CH(3) analogue 2b is inert toward ATMS addition. For the first time, the transient intermediates of a Mannich-type condensation reaction were isolated-the beta-silyl cations formed by ATMS addition to N-acyliminium ions-and their intrinsic gas-phase behavior toward dissociation and reaction with a nucleophile investigated. When collisionally activated, the beta-silyl cations dissociate preferentially by Grob fragmentation, that is, by retro-addition. With pyridine, they react competitively and to variable extents by proton transfer and by trimethylsilylium ion abstraction-the final and key step postulated for alpha-amidoalkylation. Becke3LYP/6-311G(d,p) reaction energetics, charge densities on the electrophilic C-2 site, and AM1 LUMO energies have been used to rationalize the order of intrinsic gas-phase electrophilic reactivity of cyclic iminium and N-acyliminium ions.     

Preparation and properties of centrally bridgehead-substituted hexacyclo[4.4.0.02,1.03,5.04,8.07,9]decanes ("diademanes") and related (CH)10 hydrocarbons

6-Trimethylsilyl- (1 b), 6-hydroxymethyl- (1 e), and 6-methyldiademane (1 f) have been prepared by irradiation of the corresponding snoutene derivatives, in 23, 2.8, and 17 % yields, respectively, together with the isomeric 1-trimethylsilyl- (10 b) and 1-methyldiademane (10 f) (8 and 2 % yields, respectively). The starting 4-trimethylsilyl- (9 b) and 4-(trimethylsilyloxymethyl)snoutene (9 d) were prepared from the correspondingly substituted cyclooctatetraenes 4 b and 4 c in several steps in 20 and 8 % overall yields, respectively. Upon heating, as well as under the conditions of gas-chromatographic separation, diademanes 1 b, 10 b, 1 f, and 10 f rearranged into the corresponding C10- and C1-substituted triquinacenes 3 b, 3 f, 11 b, and 11 f, respectively. Rough kinetic measurements of these rearrangements indicate some acceleration of the reaction caused by the presence of a methyl substituent and retardation by that of a trimethylsilyl substituent, relative to the parent diademane 1 a. At this insufficient precision, however, the activation energies (E(a)) of 29.0 and 28.1 kcal mol(-1), respectively, are essentially the same as that reported for 1 a (28.3 kcal mol(-1)). An X-ray crystal structure analysis of trimethylsilylsnoutene 9 b revealed a significant lengthening of the distal (with respect to the substituent) bond (1.534 versus 1.505 A) in the unsubstituted cyclopropane ring. In the substituted cyclopropane ring, the two proximal bonds are lengthened (1.530 A) and the distal bond is slightly shortened 1.492 A). This indicates a small, but significant electron-withdrawing effect of the trimethylsilyl group in 9 b. An X-ray crystal structure analysis of 6-hydroxymethyldiademane 1 e showed pronounced alternation of the bond lengths in the six-membered ring, with 1.494(4) between and 1.539(4) A within the three cyclopropane moieties, in close agreement with computations at different theoretical levels. This structural feature corroborates a predisposition of the tris-sigma-homobenzene skeleton of this molecule in the ground state to undergo the facile [sigma(2)(s) + sigma(2)(s) + sigma(2)(s)] cycloreversion to the triquinacene skeleton observed for the parent diademane 1 a, its derivative 1 b and 1 f, as well as for other tris-sigma-homobenzene derivatives.