Synthesis 1995; 1995(11): 1411-1414
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-4124
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Synthesis and Reactivity of Cyanotetrathiafulvalenes: X-ray Crystal Structure of 4-Cyanotetrathiafulvalene

Graeme Cooke* , Annie K. Powell1 , Sarah L. Heath
  • *School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, England
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31. Dezember 2000 (online)

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The synthesis of cyanotetrathiafulvalenes is described using tetrathiafulvaleneyllithium intermediates to afford the desired products both conveniently and in good yield. 4-Cyanotetrathiafulvalene (2) has been used as a building block to synthesize new derivatives with potentially interesting solid-state structures. The X-ray crystal structure of 2 reveals that neither hydrogen-bonding interactions nor cyano-cyano dipole interactions are implicated in the overall packing.