Sesquifulvalene

Sesquifulvalene
Names
	IUPAC name 7-Cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-ylidenecyclohepta-1,3,5-triene
	Other names Pentaheptafulvalene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	553644;
PubChem CID	638082;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID701032988 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-2-4-8-11(7-3-1)12-9-5-6-10-12/h1-10H Key: JYRVSRMFQWYDGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=CC(=C2C=CC=C2)C=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H10
Molar mass	154.212 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

Sesquifulvalene or Pentaheptafulvalene is a hydrocarbon in the fulvalene class with chemical formula C₁₂H₁₀. It is composed of linked cyclopentadiene and cycloheptatriene rings.

Properties

In the ground state, which is a singlet state, the central double bond is polarized, with a partial positive charge on the carbon atom of heptagonal ring and a partial negative charge on the carbon atom of pentagonal ring. This shift makes each ring have closer to 4n+2 π electrons, in keeping with the Hückel's pattern of aromatic stability. However, in the lowest quintet state, the central double bond is polarized with a partial negative charge on the carbon atom of heptagonal ring and a partial positive charge on the carbon atom of pentagonal ring due to Baird's rule.^[1]

References

^ Christian Dahlstrand; Martin Rosenberg (2012). "Exploration of the π-Electronic Structure of Singlet, Triplet, and Quintet States of Fulvenes and Fulvalenes Using the Electron Localization Function": 5008–5017. doi:10.1021/jp3032397. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Christian Dahlstrand; Martin Rosenberg (2012). "Exploration of the π-Electronic Structure of Singlet, Triplet, and Quintet States of Fulvenes and Fulvalenes Using the Electron Localization Function": 5008–5017. doi:10.1021/jp3032397. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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