title: Palladium-catalyzed C-H activation taken to the limit. Flattening an aromatic bowl by total arylation.
abstract: All 10 C-H positions on the rim of corannulene can be arylated by repetitive palladium-catalyzed C-H activation. To relieve congestion among the 10 tightly packed aryl substituents in the product, the central corannulene adopts a nearly planar geometry.
authors.affiliation: Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States.
authors.forename: Qianyan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasumi
authors.forename: Yasutomo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itami
authors.forename: Lawrence T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Scott