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The mechanism of the oligomerization of thiophene-based para-quinodimethanes

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10161684· OSTI ID:10161684
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  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
For the last decade, the Trahanovsky research group has focused on the study of various reactive molecules such as o-quinodimethanes (o-QDM`s) and p-quinodimethanes (p-QDM`s) derived from benzene, furan, and thiophene. These types of molecules are reactive and dimerize or polymerize at room temperature. One of the group`s interests is to understand the dimerization mechanism of these molecules. Paper 1 describes the preparation and dimerization product analyses of 2-ethylidene-5-methylene-2,5-dihydrothiophene. Insights provided by these results into the mechanism of the dimerization of 2,5-dimethylene-2,5-dihydrothiophene are discussed. In paper 2, a convenient synthesis of cyclooctadecane is presented.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
10161684
Report Number(s):
IS-T--1685; ON: DE94014232
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English