title: Hydroacenes Made Easy by Gold(I) Catalysis.
abstract: A novel strategy for the synthesis of partially saturated acene derivatives has been developed based on a Au(I) -catalyzed cyclization of 1,7-enynes. This method provides straightforward access to stable polycyclic products featuring the backbone of the acene series, up to nonacene.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorel
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: McGonigal
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain. aechavarren@iciq.es.|Departament de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel⋅lí Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain. aechavarren@iciq.es.
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6808-3007
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Echavarren
keywords: 1,7-enynes; Sonogashira coupling; acenes; cycloaddition; gold(I) catalysis