Synthesis of Cycloparaphenylenes Bearing Furan-2,5-diyl or 2,2'-Bifuran-5,5'-diyl Units in the Macrocyclic Structures.
Synthetic pathways to furan-containing cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) as molecular nanohoops bearing 10, 12, and 15 aromatic units including furan-2,5-diyl or 2,2'-bifuran-5,5'-diyl units have been developed. The X-ray structures of a partially hydrogenated bifuran-containing CPP precursor and the corresponding fully aromatized bifuran-containing CPP were obtained to allow the determination of their conformational arrangements in the crystal lattice. The optical and electrochemical properties of the furan-containing CPPs were investigated.
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Behzad
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Farajidizaji
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Haresh
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Thakellapalli
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Shuangjiang
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Li
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Changfeng
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Huang
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Notashia N
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Baughman
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Novruz G
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Akhmedov
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Brian V
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Popp
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA.
Jeffrey L
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Petersen
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6045, USA. kung.wang@mail.wvu.edu.
Kung K
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Wang
cross-coupling; cycloaddition; cycloparaphenylenes; furans; oxidative aromatization