title: An Aza-Diels-Alder Approach to Crowded Benzoquinolines.
abstract: Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are promising candidate materials for the next generation of nanoscale electronics. Described herein is the synthesis of 2,4,6-substituted benzoquinolines, which constitute building blocks for nitrogen-doped GNRs. The presented facile and modular aza-Diels-Alder chemistry accommodates the installation of diverse functionalities at the crowded benzoquinolines' 2 positions. Given the general utility of the benzoquinoline motif, these findings hold relevance not only for carbon-based electronics but also for a range of chemical disciplines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazaheripour
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dibble
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Mehran J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Umerani
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Young S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Dylan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laidlaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Eriberto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ziller
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.|Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697, United States.
authors.forename: Alon A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gorodetsky