Push–push substitution patterns render allenes so flexible that the usually linear CCC fragment can be accommodated in a five-membered ring composed of only nitrogen and carbon atoms (see structure; C black, N blue, O red). These cyclic allenes appear to be strong donor η1 ligands for alkali and transition metals.
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