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- Title
A Conformationally Stable Contorted Hexabenzoovalene.
- Authors
Baumgärtner, Kevin; Rominger, Frank; Mastalerz, Michael; Meza Chincha, Ana Lucia; Dreuw, Andreas
- Abstract
Contorted two-dimensional aromatic molecules are fascinating synthetic targets because they are molecular 'cutouts' of nonplanar graphene structures, fullerenes, or carbon nanotubes. In most cases, the curvature is introduced by the implementation of either five-, seven-, or eight-membered rings into the fused aromatic plane. Curvature can also be generated for two-dimensional systems consisting of six-membered rings exclusively, by the introduction of cove or fjord regions. The synthesis of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that contains two peripheral triptycene units and six tert-butyl substituents is described. As a result of steric repulsion, the structure is highly contorted with two phenylene blades of the peripheral triptycene units oriented almost coplanar with respect to each other at a distance of 16 Å, as has been verified by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The conformation is stable in solution even at a temperature of 150 °C. Additionally, internal tert-butyl groups could be selectively removed, allowing a UV/Vis-spectroscopic comparison of two structures with the same π-system, but different degrees of contortion.
- Subjects
POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; GRAPHENE; FULLERENES; CARBON nanotubes; PHENYLENE compounds; TRIPTYCENES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 50, p15594
- ISSN
1433-7851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/anie.201607740