Abstract
The new zwitterionic compound 1-tert-butylimidazolium-cyclopentadienylide, shown to have a polar ground state and a non-polar fulvene-like excited state, has been synthesised and the intermediate 3,3'-(trans-3,5-cyclopentenyl)di(1-tert-butylimidazolium)bromide isolated and structurally characterised.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8695-8698 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 47 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 |