缺電子基雙取代之8,8-dicyanoheptafulvene (1a) 和給電子基不對稱單取乏之6-octylfulvence (2c)進行還化加成反應研究。探討fulvene的“環外取代基”（exocyclicsubstituents）對其進行還化加成反應之影響性。由實驗結果顯示，在所進行的[8+2]和[4+2]還化加成反應當中，fulvene皆傾向於經由遠離環外取代基立體障礙較大之環內雙鍵（endocyclic double bond）進行還化加成反應，顯示出極佳之位置選擇性（periselectivity）。在其進行[8+2]還化加成反應時，均顯示出完全地“反向”位向選擇性（anti regioselectivity）。但是，當其進行[4+2]還化加成反應時，卻顯示出相反地“同向”（syn）位向選擇性。在所有進行的反應當中，並未有分離出任何的[6+4]與[8+6]還化加成生成物。溫度效應為控制其還化加成反應之重要因素。
Thermal cycloaddition reaction of electron-dificient 8,8-dicyanheptafulvene(1a) with elector-rich unsymmetrically 6-substituted 6-octylfulvene (2c) has been invstigated to determine the effects of the fulvene exocyclic substituents on this cycloaddition. It has been found that the 6-substituent of the fulvene exert large influence on the periselectivity between the two endocyclic double bonds. The [8+2] and [4+2] cycloaddition reactions took place preferentially on the endocyclic double bond which is anti to the larger exocyclic sunstituent of the fulvene. The [8+2] and [4+2] cycloaddition reactions were found to proceed with exclusively anti regioseletivity and preferentially syn regioselectivity, respectively. In no cases were [6+4] and [ 8+6] cycloadducts obtained. The reaction shows a temperature dependency.
