Benzocyclooctatetraene

Benzocyclooctatetraene
Names
	IUPAC name Benzo[8]annulene
Identifiers
CAS Number	265-49-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10745992;
PubChem CID	53431173;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60700312 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-2-4-8-12-10-6-5-9-11(12)7-3-1/h1-10H Key: LSNYJLGMVHJXPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES c1cccc2\C=C/C=C\C=C/c12;
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

Benzocyclooctatetraene is a polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₁₂H₁₀, composed of fused a benzene ring and a cyclooctatetraene ring. Only the benzene ring is aromatic in this compound.

Method to preparation

ring-opening of benzotricyclooctadiene
ultraviolet irradiation of benzobicyclo[2.2.2]octatriene
1,2-dehydrocyclooctatetraene method.^[1]

References

^ Elix, J. A.; Melvyn V. Sargent (1969), "Unsaturated eight-membered ring compounds. VI. Chemistry of benzocyclooctatetraene", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91 (17): 4734–4739, doi:10.1021/ja01045a027

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[1] Elix, J. A.; Melvyn V. Sargent (1969), "Unsaturated eight-membered ring compounds. VI. Chemistry of benzocyclooctatetraene", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91 (17): 4734–4739, doi:10.1021/ja01045a027

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Method to preparation

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