Abstract
An unprecedented approach for the synthesis of homo- and hetero-1,2,4-triaryl benzenes has been developed using a simple base-mediated reaction of either α-aryl cinnamyl alcohols or α,γ-di-aryl propanones. The salient feature of this strategy involves the sequential hydride transfer, regiospecific condensation, regiospecific dearylation, and aromatization under metal-free reaction conditions. The synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted triphenylenes by oxidative coupling of the synthesized 1,2,4-triaryl benzenes has also been demonstrated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7728-7732 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 27 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Keywords
- arenes
- cyclizations
- materials science
- regioselectivity
- synthetic methods