Cyclization of Pyrene Oligomers: Cyclohexa-1,3-pyrenylene

Dominik Lorbach, Ashok Keerthi, Teresa Marina Figueira-Duarte, Martin Baumgarten, Manfred Wagner, Klaus Müllen

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Abstract

First synthesis of the macrocycle cyclohexa(1,3-pyrenylene) is achieved in six steps starting with pyrene, leading to a non-aggregating highly twisted blue-light-emitting material. The cyclodehydrogenation of the macrocycle offers a promising synthesis route to holey-nanographene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)418-421
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • atropisomerism
  • cyclodehydrogenation
  • holey-nanographene
  • macrocycles
  • pyrene

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