| Abstract: | Synthesis of New Nonafulvenes Nonafulvenes 1c and 1m – s are prepared by the following methods: (a) Elimination of AcOH from acetoxyalkyl-cyclononatetraenes (Scheme 2; 1m ); (b) alkylation of nonafulvenolates (Scheme 3; 1c , 1n ); (c) elimination of alcohol from di- and trialkoxymethyl-cyclononatetraenes (Scheme 5; 1o , 1p , 1q ); (d) deprotonation of intermediary formed formamidiniumcyclononatetraenes (Scheme 6; 1r , 1s ). Scope and limitations of these preparative sequences are discussed and compared with the corresponding pentafulvene syntheses. |
