title: Palladium-catalyzed highly efficient synthesis of tetracenes and pentacenes.
abstract: Pd(0)-catalyzed cascade reactions of 1,7-diyn-3,6-bis(propargyl carbonate) with organoboronic acids have been developed, which provide one-pot access to functionalized tetracenes or pentacenes.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling ling Lu, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yuanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu