Abstract
Biphenylophane 1 bridged by acetylene and diacetylene linkages was synthesized. X-ray analysis revealed its highly deformed diacetylene unit with a bond angle of 160°. Enantiomers of 1 resolved by chiral HPLC underwent facile racemization with an activation energy of 90.6 kJ mol-1. Transannular cyclization of 1 was induced by heating to generate benzyne intermediate 8, which was intercepted by furan to give 9, and by treatment with bromine to give dibromodibenzopicene (10).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1940-1943 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Apr 2014 |