Benzocyclooctatetraene
Benzocyclooctatetraene is a polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C12H10, composed of fused a benzene ring and a cyclooctatetraene ring. Only the benzene ring is aromatic in this compound.
Method to preparation
- ring-opening of benzotricyclooctadiene
- ultraviolet irradiation of benzobicyclo[2.2.2]octatriene
- 1,2-dehydrocyclooctatetraene method.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Elix, J. A.; Melvyn V. Sargent (1969), "Unsaturated eight-membered ring compounds. VI. Chemistry of benzocyclooctatetraene", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91 (17): 4734–4739, doi:10.1021/ja01045a027