Synfacts 2023; 19(07): 0657
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751918
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products

Pyrenylenes of Varied Size from One Pot

Contributor(s):
Dahui Zhao
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Beidi Yu
Popp D, Elbert SM, Barwig C, Petry J, Rominger F, Mastalerz M. * Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of a Pyryne Precursor to Higher Pyrenylenes.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023;
62: e202219277
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219277.
 

Significance

When a palladium-catalyzed cyclization procedure is applied to the Kobayashi-type aryne precursor of a pyrene derivative, a set of cyclic oligomers of pyrenylenes of varied sizes, consisting of two up to five pyrene units, are isolated. A plausible Pd-mediated, step-wise cyclo-oliogomerization mechanism is suggested on the basis of DFT calculations.


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Comment

One of the most fascinating results presented by the work is revealing the structures of some large oligophenylenes in the crystalline state, including (cyclo)pentaphenylene, which are embedded as the core of various pyrenylenes.


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Publication History

Article published online:
16 June 2023

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