2,7-Dimethylocta-2,3,5,6-tetraene

Abstract

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C10H14, displays inversion symmetry. The allenic bond lengths are 1.3067 (16) and 1.3126 (16) Å.

Polar reactions of acyclic conjugated bisallenes

“…Hydrocarbon 2 , prepared by Skattebøl in the early 1960s [3,8–9], is a crystalline solid at room temperature and stable for very long times. Bisallene 3 , first prepared by Ruitenberg, Kleijn, Westmijze, Meijer and Vermeer [10] is decidedly more stable than the parent hydrocarbon 1 : in solution the colorless oil can be kept for weeks at room temperature before discoloration sets in, and in neat form it withstands polymerization for about a week in the deep freezer.…”