Fluorene → 1,1-Cyclopentadienyl(9-fluorenyl)dipenylmethane

HRID 50552

Reaction equation

HRID 50552 reaction equation
[CH3:1]CCCCC.[CH2:7]([Li])[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10].[CH:12]1[C:24]2[CH2:23][C:22]3[C:17](=[CH:18][CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=3)[C:16]=2[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.[C:25]1([C:31]2[CH:35]=[CH:34][C:33](=[CH2:36])[C:32]=2[C:37]2[CH:42]=[CH:41][CH:40]=[CH:39][CH:38]=2)C=CC=CC=1>O1CCCC1.O>[C:10]1([C:32]([CH:23]2[C:22]3[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]=3[C:16]3[C:24]2=[CH:12][CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=3)([C:31]2[CH:25]=[CH:36][CH:33]=[CH:34][CH:35]=2)[C:37]2[CH:38]=[CH:39][CH:40]=[CH:41][CH:42]=2)[CH2:1][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH:9]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 6853FluoreneHCID 8058HexaneHCID 22238549Diphenyl FulveneHCID 178418339Butyllithium

Product 1

HCID 227351321,1-Cyclopentadienyl(9-fluorenyl)dipenylmethaneYield 42%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

12.3 cm3 (30.7 mmol) of a 2.5 molar hexane solution of n-butyllithium were slowly added to a solution of 5.10 g (30.7 mmol) of fluorene in 60 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran at room temperature. After 40 minutes, 7.07 g (30.7 mmol) of diphenylfulvene were added to the orange solution and the mixture was stirred overnight. 60 cm3 of water were added to the dark red solution, whereupon the solution became yellow in color, and the solution was extracted with ether. The ether phase was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated and the residue was left to crystallize at −35° C. 5.1 g (42%) of 1,1-cyclopentadienyl-(9-fluorenyl)diphenylmethane were obtained as a beige powder.

Workup

  1. extractionthe solution was extracted with ether
  2. dry with materialThe ether phase was dried over MgSO4
  3. concentrationconcentrated
  4. waitthe residue was left
  5. customto crystallize at −35° C

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7088ca75658747c6aa2a2c7432e03144
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_03
Patent number
US06713426B1

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