George, S C; Sreeja, T; Anas, S; Radhakrishnan, K V; Yamamoto, Y
(American Chemical Society, 2011)
The palladium catalyzed 1, 8-conjugate addition of heptafulvene, an antiaromatic conjugated 8 pi-electron system, is discussed. The method is utilized for the concise synthesis of bis-functionalized cycloheptatriene (CHT) ...