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Intramolecular reductive double cyclization of o,o'-bis(arylcarbonyl)diphenylacetylenes: synthesis of ladder pi-conjugated skeletons.
Published Jun 18, 2009 · Hongyu Zhang, T. Karasawa, H. Yamada
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Abstract
Upon the treatment of bis(arylcarbonyl)diphenylacetylenes with lithium naphthalenide, the carbonyl reduction dominantly occurs over the acetylene reduction. The produced bis(radical anion) intermediate undergoes a synchronous double-radical 5-endo-dig cyclization. This simple reduction procedure produces two intriguing classes of ladder pi-conjugated skeletons, i.e., emissive methylene-bridged stilbenes and dibenzo[a,e]pentalenes regarded as a cyclic 1,4-diphenylbutadiene.
This study demonstrates a simple reduction procedure for producing ladder pi-conjugated skeletons, resulting in emissive methylene-bridged stilbenes and dibenzo[a,e]pentalenes.
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