1307262-99-2Relevant articles and documents
1,4-Dialkynylbutatrienes: Synthesis, stability, and perspectives in the chemistry of carbo-benzenes
Maraval, Valerie,Leroyer, Leo,Harano, Aya,Barthes, Cecile,Saquet, Alix,Duhayon, Carine,Shinmyozu, Teruo,Chauvin, Remi
, p. 5086 - 5100 (2011/06/09)
The π-electron-rich C8-conjugated sequence of 1,4-dialkynylbutatrienes is identified as a fragile and fascinating motif occurring in carbo-benzene derivatives, and in Diederich's 1,4-bis(arylethynyl)- or 1,4-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)butatriene "capped" representatives, in particular, in tetraalkynylbutatriene. The family of symmetrical 1,4-dialkynylbutatrienes (E-C≡C)RC=C=C=CR(C≡C-E) is extended to functional caps (E=H, CH3, C≡CPh, CPh=CHBr, or CPh=CBr2) with non-alkynyl substituents at the sp2 vertices (R=Ph or CF3). The targets were selected for their potential in appealing retrosynthetic routes to carbo-benzenes, in which the aromatic C18 macrocycle would be directly generated by sequential metathesis or reductive coupling processes. The functional 1,4-dialkynylbutrienes were synthesized by either classical methods used for the preparation of generic butatrienes (R′Li/CuX-mediated reductive coupling of gem-dihaloenynes or SnCl2/HCl-mediated reduction of 3,6-dioxy-octa-1,4,7-triyne precursors). Their spectroscopic and electrochemical properties are compared and analyzed on the basis of the relative extent of total conjugation.