"clean reaction" strategy to approach a stable, green heptatwistacene containing a single terminal pyrene unit

Jinchong Xiao, Christos D. Malliakas, Yi Liu, Feng Zhou, Gang Li, Haibin Su, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Fred Wudl, Qichun Zhang*

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Abstract

Let's twist again: A "clean reaction" strategy based on thermally eliminating lactam bridges from a soluble acene precursor through a retro-Diels-Alder reaction gives a new, stable, green heptatwistacene (see structure). The molecule has a twist angle of 23.49°, is very stable even in air, and has an optical band gap of 1.82 eV.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)672-675
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - An Asian Journal
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • density functional theory
  • physical properties
  • polycycles
  • structure elucidation
  • twistacenes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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