title: Synthesis and optical resolution of inherently chiral difunctionalized tribenzotriquinacenes.
abstract: The synthesis of several inherently chiral tribenzotriquinacenes (TBTQs) bearing one single mono- or difunctionalized aromatic nucleus and the optical resolution of one of these derivatives, a TBTQ-based salicylic acid (11), are described for the first time. Efficient access to enantiopure, inherently chiral tribenzotriquinacenes may lay a foundation for studies of novel container compounds, supramolecular aggregation, chiral recognition, and asymmetric catalysis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Xue
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qin-Qing
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Zi-Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuck
mesh_terms: D008968:Molecular Conformation; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D011083:Polycyclic Compounds