title: Benzotrifuranone: synthesis, structure, and access to polycyclic heteroaromatics.
abstract: Functionalized benzotrifurans can be accessed in one efficient acylation step from previously unreported benzotrifuranone. DFT calculations have confirmed the aromaticity of the heteroaromatic system and determined its electronic structure that is relevant to applications in materials and supramolecular chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lampkins
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Bobby G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sumpter
authors.forename: Jingsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Khalil A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Abboud
authors.forename: Ronald K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Castellano
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C545153:benzotrifuranone