Abstract
Abstract The title compound bridged with four pentamethylene chains has been synthesized by stepwise construction of a pentamethylene bridge via formation of a three-carbon bridge followed by insertion of two carbon units. Crystal structure of the phane has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21⁄n with unit cell parameters a=16.691(10), b=9.858(5), c=15.237(8) Å, β=112.43(6)°, and z=4. The structure parameters of the ferrocene moiety fall in normal ranges. Characteristic features are noted in the methylene bridges. The γ-methylene carbons undergo large thermal vibration, and apparent shortening of the bond lengths by oscillatory motions of atoms is seen.
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