Title of article :
A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach to 2,3,2,3Tetrahydro-1H,1H-[2,2]Biindenyl
Author/Authors :
Hussain, Zakir Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Germany , Hopf, Henning Technische Universität Braunschweig - Institut für Organische Chemie, Germany , Oeser, Thomas Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg , Grunenberg, Joerg Technische Universität Braunschweig - Institut für Organische Chemie, Germany
Abstract :
Synthesis of 2,3,2 ,3 -tetrahydro-1H,1 H-[2,2 ]biindenyl 2 from the dimerization reaction of indene with lithium naphthalenide was carried out and we here report its single crystal X-ray structure. Synthesis and characterization of compounds 3-8 have also been carried out successfully. The stability of biindenyl and its stereochemistry at position 2 and 2 was investigated using density functional theory.
Keywords :
ab initio calculations , indene dimerization , bisindan , liquid crystals , Birch reduction
Journal title :
letters in organic chemistry
Journal title :
letters in organic chemistry
