Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene

Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene Full article

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Mendeleev Communications
ISSN: 1364-551X , E-ISSN: 0959-9436

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Year: 2026, Volume: 36, Number: 4, Pages: 451-454 Pages count : 4 DOI: 10.71267/mencom.8008

Authors

Belyy A.Yu. ¹ , Salikov R.F. ¹ , Sokolova A.D ¹ , Tokhtobin E.D ¹ , Platonov D.N. ¹ , Tomilov Yu.V. ¹

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1	N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

Electron-deficient cycloheptatrienes are highly acidic compounds with versatile reactivity. A copper-catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation is applied to synthesize octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene from the corresponding diene analogue. The preserved reactivity of the non-acidic triene provides key mechanistic insight, revealing a tendency to form aromatic products through pathways not contingent on Brønsted acidity.

Belyy A.Y. , Salikov R.F. , Sokolova A.D. , Tokhtobin E.D. , Platonov D.N. , Tomilov Y.V.
Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene
Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Т.36. №4. С.451-454. DOI: 10.71267/mencom.8008 OpenAlex

Submitted:	Feb 2, 2026
Accepted:	Mar 4, 2026
Published online:	Jun 4, 2026

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