Partitioning of orbital framework in dibenzotetracene dianion: manifestation of the role of antiaromaticity in 4n. pi. conjugated systems

A Minsky, M Rabinovitz

Index: Minsky, Abraham; Rabinovitz, Mordecai Synthesis, 1983 , # 6 p. 497 - 498

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 15

Abstract

Abstract: The twofold reduction of dibenzotetracene (1) to its corresponding dianion was performed with lithium and sodium metals. The resultant doubly charged species revealed unusual 'H NMR patterns which indicate the existence of a partitioning of the MO's