Radical Alkyne peri-Annulation Reactions for the Synthesis of Functionalized Phenalenes, Benzanthrenes, and Olympicene

Nikolay P. Tsvetkov, Edgar Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Audrey Hughes, Gabriel dos Passos Gomes, Frankie D. White, Febin Kuriakose, Igor V. Alabugin

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Abstract

Radical cyclization reactions at a peri position were used for the synthesis of polyaromatic compounds. Depending on the choice of reaction conditions and substrate, this flexible approach led to Bu3Sn-substituted phenalene, benzanthrene, and olympicene derivatives. Subsequent reactions with electrophiles provided synthetic access to previously inaccessible functionalized polyaromatic compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3651-3655
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 26 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We are grateful for the support of the National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-035678) and for the assistance of the FSU Research Computing Center.

FundersFunder number
FSU Research Computing Center
National Science FoundationCHE-035678

    Keywords

    • alkyne benzannulation
    • cyclization
    • polyaromatic compounds
    • radical reactions
    • zigzag edge

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