56909-25-2

Basic information

• Product Name: 1-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzene
• Synonyms: 1-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzene
• CAS NO: 56909-25-2
• Molecular Formula: C₁₆H₂₆
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Mol File: 56909-25-2.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: 1-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzene(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 1-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzene(56909-25-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 1-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzene(56909-25-2)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 56909-25-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 87-85-4 Hexamethylbenzene 
• 85609-07-0 2,2-Dimethyl-1-pentamethylphenyl-propan-1-ol 
• 79376-82-2 1,1,2,3,5,6-hexamethyl-4-neopentylcyclohexadienyllithium 
• 3043-52-5 1,2,3,3,4,5-hexamethyl-6-methylene-cyclohexa-1,4-diene 
• 594-19-4 tert.-butyl lithium 

Relevant articles and documents

Reduction of an electronically unsaturated transition-metal η2-acyl complex. Arene formation from deoxygenative acyl coupling with a cyclopentadienyl ligand

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Formation of Peralkylcyclohexadienyllithium Compounds

1,1,2,3,5,6-Hexamethyl-4-methylene-2,5-cyclohexadiene (1) reacts with alkyllithium compounds, RLi (R= n-Bu, sec-Bu, and t-Bu), at 2O deg C in hydrocarbon solution or in the presence of ethers or tertiary amines, which act as ligands, to give stable, soluble 1,1,2,3,5,6-hexamethyl-4-alkylcyclohexadienyllithium compounds, 3a-c.On heating, the latter aromatize to pentamethylalkylbenzenes, 4a-c, with extrusion of methyllithium, while on hydrolysis of 3a-c isomeric substituted cyclohexadienes are obtained.The effects have been investigated of varying RLi structure, ligand, and temperature on the rates of addition and aromatization reactions.Ligand metalation by RLi is a significant side reaction.Addition is faster with ligands known to reduce the association of alkyllithium compounds.Aromatization is faster in the presence of THF which favors formation of loose ion pairs and is slower with heavy substitution on the ring.It is proposed that large substituents (neopentyl) destabilize the transition states for aromatization due to steric interactions.