Synfacts 2009(2): 0153-0153  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087496
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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1,3,5-Polyphenylene Dendron Synthesis by C-H Activation

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Rebecca R. Parkhurst
A. D. Finke, J. S. Moore*
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Publication Date:
22 January 2009 (online)

Significance

The authors report the efficient synthesis of a third-generation 1,3,5-polyphenylene dendron via iterative Ir-catalyzed C-H activation followed by an optimized Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.