Synfacts 2010(11): 1238-1238  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258739
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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A Singlet Biradical Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, D. Barney Walker
A. Konishi, Y. Hirao, M. Nakano, A. Shimizu, E. Botek, B. Champagne*, D. Shiomi, K. Sato, T. Takui, K. Matsumoto, H. Kurata, T. Kubo*
Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium; Osaka University and Osaka City University, Japan
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Publication Date:
21 October 2010 (online)

Significance

The authors describe the synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and physical property characteristics of teranthene 1. The stabilized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) was shown to possess prominent biradical character in the ground state.