The hexamethylpentalene dianion and other reagents for organometallic pentalene chemistry

Andrew E Ashley; Andrew R Cowley; Dermot O'Hare

doi:10.1039/b702150j

The hexamethylpentalene dianion and other reagents for organometallic pentalene chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Apr 21:(15):1512-4. doi: 10.1039/b702150j. Epub 2007 Mar 14.

Authors

Andrew E Ashley¹, Andrew R Cowley, Dermot O'Hare

Affiliation

¹ Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Rd, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 17406691
DOI: 10.1039/b702150j

Abstract

Novel permethylated pentalenide anions are reported which offer exciting new opportunities for the future development of organometallic pentalene chemistry.