title: Non-linear, cata-Condensed, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Materials: A Generic Approach and Physical Properties.
abstract: A generic approach to the regiospecific synthesis of halogenated polycyclic aromatics is made possible by the one- or two-directional benzannulation reactions of readily available (ortho-allylaryl)trichloroacetates (the "BHQ" reaction). Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions of the so-formed haloaromatics enable the synthesis of functionalised polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with surgical precision. Overall, this new methodology enables the facile mining of chemical space in search of new electronic functional materials.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK).
authors.forename: Barnaby T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Haire
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK).
authors.forename: Kane W J
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Heard
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK). mark.little-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Little
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK).
authors.forename: Adam V S
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK).
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raftery
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK). stephen.yeates@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quayle
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (UK). peter.quayle@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yeates
keywords: benzannulation; coupling; cyclization; polycycles; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons