Imposing curvature on a polyarene by intramolecular palladium-catalyzed arylation reactions: A simple synthesis of Dibenzo
Palladium catalysis has been found to offer an effective solution-phase alternative to gas-phase flash vacuum pyrolysis as a method for converting the planar ring system of 7, 10-di(2-bromophenyl)fluoranthene (4) to that of the C(28)H(14) bowl-shaped fullerene fragment dibenzo[a,g]corannulene (5).
Reisch
HA
Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, USA.
Bratcher
MS
Scott
LT