title: Cascade cyclization to produce a series of fused, aromatic molecules.
abstract: An efficient synthesis of fully aromatic, fused-ring, monoaza-acenes through a nucleophile initiated cascading cyclization is illustrated. Photophysical properties of the resulting molecules are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Box 8204, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Behof
authors.forename: Dongchuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weijun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gorman
mesh_terms: D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D009584:Nitrogen