From overcrowded polycyclic aromatic enes to semifullerenes

P. Ulrich Biedermann*, Tien Yau Luh, David T.C. Weng, Chi Hong Kuo, John J. Stezowski, Israel Agranat

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Abstract

Bi-9H-fluoren-9-ylidene (2) and bi-4H-cyclopenta[def]phenanthren-4-ylidene (5) are potential starting materials for the preparation of bowl-shaped fragments of fullerenes. Semiempirical MNDO-PM3 calculations of C26Hn and C30Hn (n = 12, 14, 16) species 2-12 are used to analyze energetic effects on the dehydrocyclization and isomerization reactions of these species. Oxidative photocyclizations on Z-2,2′-bridged derivatives of 2 and 5 are briefly outlined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)301-304
Number of pages4
JournalPolycyclic Aromatic Compounds
Volume11
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

Keywords

  • Non-planar PAHs
  • Overcrowding
  • Photocyclization
  • Semiempirical calculations
  • Strain

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