Abstract
A novel strategy for the synthesis of partially saturated acene derivatives has been developed based on a AuI-catalyzed cyclization of 1,7-enynes. This method provides straightforward access to stable polycyclic products featuring the backbone of the acene series, up to nonacene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11120-11123 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Sept 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank MINECO (Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation 2014–2018 (SEV-2013-0319), project CTQ2013-42106-P), the European Research Council (Advanced Grant No. 321066), the AGAUR (2014 SGR 818), and the ICIQ Foundation. We also thank the research support area of ICIQ.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Keywords
- 1,7-enynes
- acenes
- cycloaddition
- gold(I) catalysis
- Sonogashira coupling