Armilenium

Armilenium
Names
	IUPAC name 1,2,4a,5,6,8a-Hexahydro-1,2,5-methenonaphthalen-6-ylium
	Other names [3.5.3]Armilenium; 9-Tetracyclo[5.4.0.04,5.03,8]undeca-5,10-dienyl cation
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501319421 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H11/c1-2-7-6-4-5-9-10(7)11(9)8(6)3-1/h1-11H/q+1 Key: YHLLCJAAILLOIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC2C3C=CC4C2C4C3[CH+]1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H11
Molar mass	143.209 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Armilenium is a C
₁₁H⁺
₁₁ carbocation and was originally proposed as the first entirely organic sandwich compound. Named for its resemblance to an armillary sphere, NMR evidence for the carbocation was first described by Melvin J. Goldstein and Stanley A. Klein at Cornell University in 1973.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] In subsequent ¹³C NMR experiments by Goldstein and Joseph P. Dinnocenzo in 1984, the C
₁₁H⁺
₁₁ carbocation was generated under stable ion conditions at lower temperature and at higher magnetic field than previously possible.^[6] These experiments revealed the carbocation to be fluxional. Fitting of the dynamic NMR process ruled out the sandwich species even as an intermediate in the 20-fold degenerate rearrangement of the carbocation.

References

^ Goldstein MJ, Kline SA (1973). "A C₁₁H₁₁ cation of unusual structure". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95 (3): 935–936. doi:10.1021/ja00784a058.
^ Tennant G (1973). "Molecular rearrangements". Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section B: Organic Chemistry. Vol. 70. The Chemical Society. p. 221. doi:10.1039/OC9737000206. ISBN 0-85186-061-3.
^ Hogeveen H, Kwant PW (1975). "Pyramidal mono- and dications: Bridge between organic and organometallic chemistry". Accounts of Chemical Research. 8 (12): 413–420. doi:10.1021/ar50096a004.
^ Goldstein MJ, Tomoda S, Pressman EJ, Dodd JA (1981). "The automerization of C₁₁H₁₁ chlorides and the stability of their cations". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103 (21): 6530–6532. doi:10.1021/ja00411a059.
^ Ahlberg P, Jonäll G, Engdahl C (1983). "Degenerate carbocation rearrangements". In Gold V, Bethell D (eds.). Advancements in Physical Organic Chemistry. Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry. Vol. 19. Academic Press. pp. 366–367. doi:10.1016/s0065-3160(08)60224-5. ISBN 0-12-033519-0.
^ Goldstein MJ, Dinnocenzo JP (1984). "Automerization mechanism and structure of the C₁₁H₁₁ armilenyl cation". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 106 (8): 2473–2475. doi:10.1021/ja00320a062.

[1] Goldstein MJ, Kline SA (1973). "A C₁₁H₁₁ cation of unusual structure". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95 (3): 935–936. doi:10.1021/ja00784a058.

[2] Tennant G (1973). "Molecular rearrangements". Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section B: Organic Chemistry. Vol. 70. The Chemical Society. p. 221. doi:10.1039/OC9737000206. ISBN 0-85186-061-3.

[3] Hogeveen H, Kwant PW (1975). "Pyramidal mono- and dications: Bridge between organic and organometallic chemistry". Accounts of Chemical Research. 8 (12): 413–420. doi:10.1021/ar50096a004.

[4] Goldstein MJ, Tomoda S, Pressman EJ, Dodd JA (1981). "The automerization of C₁₁H₁₁ chlorides and the stability of their cations". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103 (21): 6530–6532. doi:10.1021/ja00411a059.

[5] Ahlberg P, Jonäll G, Engdahl C (1983). "Degenerate carbocation rearrangements". In Gold V, Bethell D (eds.). Advancements in Physical Organic Chemistry. Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry. Vol. 19. Academic Press. pp. 366–367. doi:10.1016/s0065-3160(08)60224-5. ISBN 0-12-033519-0.

[6] Goldstein MJ, Dinnocenzo JP (1984). "Automerization mechanism and structure of the C₁₁H₁₁ armilenyl cation". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 106 (8): 2473–2475. doi:10.1021/ja00320a062.

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