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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3651-3655 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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.
Keywords
- alkyne benzannulation
- cyclization
- polyaromatic compounds
- radical reactions
- zigzag edge