Journal of the American Chemical Society

Aromatic Hydrocarbons. LXV. Triangulene Derivatives1

E Clar, DG Stewart

Index: Clar; Stewart Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1953 , vol. 75, p. 2667,2671

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Citation Number: 73

Abstract

The synthesis of triangulene (I) was attempted to ascertain whether the hydrocarbon was rendered more stable, than is implied by the diradical formula (I), by a molecular orbital structure with trigonal symmetry. The formula (I) expresses in classical terms that triangulene has no KekulC structure. Triangulenequinone (XI) was synthesized by two methods and its reduction was studied in detail. The results show that triangulene compounds derived ...