Synthesis and studies of 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16-octamethoxytetraphenylene.
[structure: see text] The synthesis of 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16-octamethoxytetraphenylene (6) is accomplished in five steps from 3,6-dimethoxy-2-nitroaniline (8). Its inclusion property and the electrochemical data of the corresponding tetraquinone 7 are presented.
Lai
Chun Wing
CW
Department of Chemistry and Central Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lam
Chi Keung
CK
Lee
Hung Kay
HK
Mak
Thomas C W
TC
Wong
Henry N C
HN