1. Pyrenes, Peropyrenes, and Teropyrenes: Synthesis, Structures, and Photophysical Properties.
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Yang, Wenlong, Monteiro, Jorge H. S. K., de Bettencourt-Dias, Ana, Catalano, Vincent J., and Chalifoux, Wesley A.
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PYRENE ,CHEMICAL synthesis ,ANNULATION ,HYDROGENATION ,COUPLING agents (Chemistry) ,X-ray crystallography - Abstract
The design of a relatively simple and efficient method to extend the π-conjugation of readily available aromatics in one-dimension is of significant value. In this paper, pyrenes, peropyrenes, and teropyrenes were synthesized through a double or quadruple benzannulation reaction of alkynes promoted by Brønsted acid. This novel method does not involve cyclodehydrogenation (oxidative aryl-aryl coupling) to arrive at the newly incorporated large arene moieties. All of the target compounds were synthesized in moderate to good yields and were fully characterized with the structures unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallography. As expected, photophysical characterization clearly shows increasing red-shifts as a function of extended conjugation within the fused ring systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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