Bicycloalkanes with the potential for deployment in high-density diesel and jet fuels can be conveniently generated from cycloolefins using a two-step process. Dimerization of the cycloolefin may be effected, catalytically, using commercially available Fe(III) salts, the reaction is tolerant of ring size (C5-C8) and limited ring-substitution patterns.

Iron(III) catalyzed dimerization of cycloolefins: Synthesis of high-density fuel candidates

251st National Meeting (2016)

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