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Alkali-metal induced C,C-bond cleavage, C,H-bond cleavage, andcyclopolimerization in 1,5-hexadienes

Klaus MüllenRainer Trinks

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C h bondchemistryHydridePotassiumOrganic ChemistryDrug Discoverychemistry.chemical_elementCleavage (crystal)Alkali metalPhotochemistryBiochemistryMedicinal chemistryBond cleavage

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Abstract Reaction of the 1,5-dienes 3,4-homotropilidene ( 3 ) and 2,5-diphenylhexa-1,5-diene ( 4 ) with alkali metals induces C,H-bond cleavage (hydride formation) and cyclopolymerization, respectively, in contrast to the C,C-bond cleavage observed in semibullvalene and barbaralane.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0040-4039(00)80384-6