title: Synthesis and properties of 1,6,7,12,13,18,19,24-octamethylacenaphthyleno[b,l]tetraphenylene.
abstract: The X-ray crystal structure and photophysical properties of 1,6,7,12,13,18,19,24-octamethylacenaphthyleno[b,l]tetraphenylene, which has been synthesized via a Diels-Alder reaction of 5,6,11,12-tetradehydrodibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene and 6,7-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7,9-dimethyl-8H-cyclopenta[a]acenaphthylene-8-one, are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA.
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orita
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gantzel
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Otera
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Siegel