- Methylarene-based PAH synthesis via domino cyclization of 1, 1-difluoro-1-alkenes
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) containing 4-7 benzene rings were synthesized via a methylarene-based protocol. Trimethyl[2-(trifluoromethyl)allyl]silane was electrophilically benzylated with Ar1CH2Br (prepared from Ar1CH3) to afford 2-trifluoromethyl-1-alkenes that were in turn nucleophilically benzylated with Ar2CH2Li (prepared from Ar2CH3) through an SN2-type reaction to produce 1, 1-difluoroethylenes, which are cyclization precursors bearing two 2-arylethyl groups. Magic acid efficiently promoted the domino FriedelCrafts-type cyclization of these precursors, followed by dehydrogenation that enabled the connection among two aryl groups (Ar1 and Ar2) by forming two benzene rings between them, facilitating the synthesis of the desired higher-order PAHs. With the proposed protocol, the combination of even a limited number of methylarenes can yield a variety of PAHs in diverse configurations.
- Fuchibe, Kohei,Takao, Go,Takahashi, Hiroki,Ijima, Shiori,Ichikawa, Junji
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p. 2019 - 2029
(2019/12/23)
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- 2-Bromo[6]helicene as a Key Intermediate for [6]Helicene Functionalization
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The synthesis of 2-bromo[6]helicene was revised and improved up to 51% yield. Its reactivity was thoroughly investigated, and a library of 17 different carbon, boron, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur substituted derivatives was prepared. The racemization barrier for 2-bromo[6]helicene was determined, and the usage of enantiomers in the synthesis of optically pure helicenes was rationalized. The three most energy-demanding reactions using enantiomerically pure 2-bromo[6]helicene were tested in order to confirm the predicted enantiomeric excess.
- Jakubec, Martin,Beránek, Tomá?,Jakubík, Pavel,Sykora, Jan,?ádny, Jaroslav,Církva, Vladimír,Storch, Jan
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p. 3607 - 3616
(2018/04/14)
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- Domino Friedel-crafts-type cyclizations of difluoroalkenes promoted by the α-cation-stabilizing effect of fluorine: An efficient method for synthesizing angular PAHs
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In order to synthesize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with nonlinear arrangements (angular PAHs), acid-promoted domino cyclizations of 1,1-difluoroalk-1-enes and 1,1-difluoroalka-1,3-dienes were studied. 1,1-Difluoroalkenes, each bearing two aryl substituents, were regioselectively protonated with FSO3H·SbF5 to generate fluorine-stabilized carbocations, which readily underwent domino Friedel-Crafts-type cyclizations to give carbocycles based on 6/n/m/6 ring systems (n,m=5-7) in good to high yields. Protonation of 1,1-difluoroalka-1,3- dienes took place at their electron-rich methylene (CH2) carbon atoms in the presence of milder acids such as camphorsulfonic acid and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. Domino cyclizations of the resulting fluorine-stabilized allylic carbocations afford carbocycles based on 6/6/6/6 or 6/6/5/6 ring systems in high yields.
- Fuchibe, Kohei,Jyono, Hideharu,Fujiwara, Masaki,Kudo, Takao,Yokota, Misaki,Ichikawa, Junji
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p. 12175 - 12185
(2011/12/01)
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- Expeditious synthesis of helicenes using an improved protocol of photocyclodehydrogenation of stilbenes
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An improved procedure has been developed for photodehydrocyclization of stilbenes for the synthesis of phenanthrenes and helicenes. This procedure involves the use of THF as a scavenger of hydriodic acid produced during iodine mediated photodehydrocyclization. The use of THF is advantageous due to its higher boiling point, lower cost and easy availability as compared to propylene oxide. The method is applied to synthesize a number of phenanthrenes and helicenes. ARKAT-USA, Inc.
- Talele, Harish R.,Chaudhary, Anju R.,Patel, Parthiv R.,Bedekar, Ashutosh V.
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experimental part
p. 15 - 37
(2011/06/19)
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- Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H activation: A synthetic approach towards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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A simple and convenient synthetic protocol for the construction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been developed. A variety of phenanthrene, benzo[c]phenanthrene and chrysene derivatives was synthesized via Pd-catalyzed intramolecular C-H activation followed by acid-catalyzed water elimination.
- Paul, Sunanda,Jana, Rathin,Ray, Jayanta K.
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experimental part
p. 1463 - 1468
(2010/08/20)
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- Highly efficient fluorine-promoted intramolecular condensation of benzo[c]phenanthrene: A new prospective on direct fullerene synthesis
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Various functional groups have been tested as alternative promoters of the intramolecular condensation of benzo-[c]phenanthrene under flash vacuum pyrolysis conditions. Methyl and fluorine functionalization were found to be promising approaches. Unexpectedly high selectivity was observed in the cyclization of fluorinated benzo[c]phenanthrenes. The mechanism for the condensation reaction and the advantages of fluorine as a promoter for the rational synthesis of fullerenes are discussed. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
- Amsharov, Konstantin Yu.,Kabdulov, Mikhail A.,Jansen, Martin
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p. 6328 - 6335
(2011/03/19)
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- Efficient helicene synthesis: Friedel-crafts-type cyclization of 1,1-difluoro-1-alkenes
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(Chemical Equation Presented) The unique properties of fluorine substituents, leaving groups that also stabilize an a carbocation, are exploited in a high-yielding synthesis of substituted [4]- to [6]helicenes in three or four steps from commercially available compounds: Two fused benzene rings are constructed in the title reaction of readily prepared 1,1-difluoro-1-alkenes containing two aryl groups followed by dehydrogenation (see scheme).
- Ichikawa, Junji,Yokota, Misaki,Kudo, Takao,Umezaki, Satoshi
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 4870 - 4873
(2009/02/08)
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- A new synthesis of corannulene
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Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 2-substituted benzo[c]phenanthrene has been exploited as a pivotal step in a new, simple synthesis of the 'bowl-shaped' hydrocarbon corannulene 1.
- Mehta, Goverdhan,Panda, Gautam
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p. 2145 - 2148
(2007/10/03)
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