Overcrowded twisted bi-4H-cyclopenta[def]-phenanthren-4-ylidene versus bi-9H-fluorenylidene,syn pyramidalization |
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Authors: | John J Stezowski Thomas Hildenbrand M Rachel Suissa Israel Agranat |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Organische Chemie, Biochemie und Isotopenforschung der Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 7000 Stuttgart 80, Federal Republic of Germany;(2) Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel |
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Abstract: | A crystal structure determination for bi-4H-cyclopentadef]-phenanthren-4-ylidene, 1, reveals a molecular conformation rather like that reported earlier for bifluorenylidene,2. However, unexpectedly, the twist angle about the ethylenic linkage is substantially smaller in1 (average values are 30.8 and 40.7°, respectively). Comparison of bonding geometry, combined with the results of molecular mechanics calculations for1, demonstrates that syn pyramidalization can play an important role in determining a stable conformation for overcrowded, twisted aromatic enes. The average out-of-plane bending angles for the ethylenic carbon atoms of1 and2 are 8.6 and 4.4°, respectively. |
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