- Modular Design of Fluorescent Dibenzo- and Naphtho-Fluoranthenes: Structural Rearrangements and Electronic Properties
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A library of 12 dibenzo- and naphtho-fluoranthene polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with MW = 302 (C24H14) was synthesized via a Pd-catalyzed fluoranthene ring-closing reaction. By understanding the various modes by which the palladium migrates during the transformation, structural rearrangements were bypassed, obtaining pure PAHs in high yields. Spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization demonstrated the profound diversity in the electronic structures between isomers. Highlighting the significant differences in emission of visible light, this library of PAHs will enable their standardization for toxicological assessment and potential use as optoelectronic materials.
- Mohammad-Pour, Gavin S.,Ly, Richard T.,Fairchild, David C.,Burnstine-Townley, Alex,Vazquez-Molina, Demetrius A.,Trieu, Khang D.,Campiglia, Andres D.,Harper, James K.,Uribe-Romo, Fernando J.
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p. 8036 - 8053
(2018/05/31)
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- Methylidenecycloproparenes: Novel Compounds with Fascinating Properties
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Proton abstraction from the methylene position of a cycloproparene provides the corresponding C1 anion that can be intercepted by a carbonyl-containing compound to provide a wide range of novel methylidenecycloproparenes. The physical and chemical aspects of this comparatively new class of surprisingly stable, strained compounds have been explored. The present account provides a perspective on these developments from the initial experiments in the Utah laboratories.
- Halton, Brian,Stang, Peter J.
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p. 145 - 158
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis of Potentially Basic Hydrocarbons by Sulphur Extrusion and/or Bis-Wittig Reactions. Two Syntheses of Benzindenophenalene and a New Synthesis of Dibenzonaphthacene (Zethrene)
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Macrocyclic bis-sulphides have been prepared from 1,2-, 2,3-, and 1,8-bis(bromomethyl)naphthalenes.Methylation of the bis-sulphides, followed by the Stevens rearrangement, gave the corresponding carbocycles with extra-annular sulphide groups; removal of these sulphide groups by Hofmann elimination led to spontaneous trans-annular condensation.Using this general method, two hydrocarbons were synthesized: benzindenophenalene and dibenzonaphthacene (or zethrene).An alternative synthetic route led to the synthesis of benzindenophenalene, using the Wittig reaction between naphthalene-2,3-carbaldehyde and 1,8-bis(triphenylphosphoniomethyl)naphthalene dibromide.
- Kemp, William,Storie, Iain T.,Tulloch, Charles D.
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p. 2812 - 2817
(2007/10/02)
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