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Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene

Alexander Yuryevich Belyy 1
Alexander Yuryevich Belyy
, 
Rinat Faritovich Salikov 1
Rinat Faritovich Salikov
, 
Alena D Sokolova 1
Alena D Sokolova
, 
Egor D Tokhtobin 1
Egor D Tokhtobin
, 
Dmitry Nikolaevich Platonov 1
Dmitry Nikolaevich Platonov
, 
10.71267/mencom.8008
Published 4 June 2026 , received 2 February 2026
Communication , Volume 36, Issue 4, 451-454
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Belyy A. Y. et al. Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 4. pp. 451-454.
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Belyy A. Y., Salikov R. F., Sokolova A. D., Tokhtobin E. D., Platonov D. N., Tomilov Y. V. Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 4. pp. 451-454.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.8008
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8008
TI - Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Belyy, Alexander Yuryevich
AU - Salikov, Rinat Faritovich
AU - Sokolova, Alena D
AU - Tokhtobin, Egor D
AU - Platonov, Dmitry Nikolaevich
AU - Tomilov, Yury Vasil'evich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/04
PB - Mendeleev Communications
SP - 451-454
IS - 4
VL - 36
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@article{2026_Belyy,
author = {Alexander Yuryevich Belyy and Rinat Faritovich Salikov and Alena D Sokolova and Egor D Tokhtobin and Dmitry Nikolaevich Platonov and Yury Vasil'evich Tomilov},
title = {Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
volume = {36},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8008},
number = {4},
pages = {451--454},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.8008}
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Belyy, Alexander Yuryevich, et al. “Synthesis and reactivity of octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene.” Mendeleev Communications, vol. 36, no. 4, Jun. 2026, pp. 451-454. https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8008.
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Keywords

aromatization
copper-catalyzed oxidation
cycloheptatrienes
pyridinones
reduction
sodium borohydride

Abstract

Electron-deficient cycloheptatrienes are highly acidic compounds with versatile reactivity. A copper-catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation is applied to synthesize octa(methoxycarbonyl)cycloheptatriene from the corresponding diene analogue. The preserved reactivity of the non-acidic triene provides key mechanistic insight, revealing a tendency to form aromatic products through pathways not contingent on Brønsted acidity.

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Russian Science Foundation
23-73-10181

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