An expedient synthesis of mellitic triimides.
Heating of the solid ammonium salts obtained from treatment of mellitic acid with 3 equiv of a primary amine yields trisubstituted mellitic triimides via dehydration and imide ring closure. This surprisingly simple synthetic approach is amenable to incorporation of alkyl, aryl, and amino acid ester substituents, thereby opening broad access to a family of C(3)-symmetric organic electron acceptors.
Rose
Kathryn G
KG
Department of Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA.
Jaber
Deana M
DM
Jaber
Dina A
DA
Gondo
Chenaimwoyo A
CA
Hamilton
Darren G
DG
D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D007094:Imides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000588:Amines; D001565:Benzoates; D007094:Imides; C015339:mellitic acid