Abstract
How unstable can it be? Gas-phase measurements on the 3-cyclobutenyl cation were combined in a thermodynamic cycle to provide the first experimental determination of the heat of formation of cyclobutadiene (see scheme, IP = ionization potential, BDE = bond-dissociation energy). The resulting value of 428 ± 16 kJ mol-1 is in good accord with previous predictions based upon similar energetic determinations of benzo- and phenylcyclobutadiene. (Figure Presented).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4984-4988 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 30 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 24 2006 |
Keywords
- Ab initio
- Antiaromaticity
- Calculations
- Cyclobutadiene
- Mass spectrometry
- Thermodynamics