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      Exploring the concept of aromaticity on complexes of a fourfold benzannulated cyclopentadienyl ligand.

      Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)

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          The ligand dibenzo[c,g]fluorenide (Dbf(-)), combines a cyclopentadienide ligand and 1,1'-binaphthyl fragment in one molecule. Preliminary investigations confirmed the special electronic situation in this 6pi-electron donor by way of a series of novel transition-metal complexes. Herein, the electron delocalization was investigated in detail by means of DFT calculations in combination with calculations on the nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS). These results clearly prove that the Dbf(-) ion gains the largest aromatic stabilization among all benzannulated fluorenides, and there are two almost olefinic C=C bonds in this structure. These bonds undergo cyclopropanation when treated with ZnEt(2) and ClCH(2)I in a modified Simmons-Smith reaction.

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          19950334
          10.1002/chem.200902003

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