Uses
6-(Dimethylamino)fulvene was used in the synthesis of chiral cyclopentadienyllithiums substituted with an
N,N-dimethylamino(aryl)methyl group.
Preparation
6-(Dimethylamino)fulvene may be conveniently prepared by the reaction of cyclopentadienylsodium with N,N-Dimethylformamide-Dimethyl Sulfate. Alternatively, cyclopentadiene has been condensed with N,N-Dimethylformamide Diethyl Acetal.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 97, p. 1615, 1975
DOI: 10.1021/ja00839a078
storage
6-(Dimethylamino)fulvene should be protected from light during storage.