Large PAHs by reductive peri-peri "dimerization" of phenalenones

Sergey Pogodin, Israel Agranat*

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Abstract

(formula presented) Reactions of phenalenone (2), benzanthrone (3), and naphthanthrone (4) with a low-valent titanium reagent (TiCl4/LiAlH4/THF) gave peropyrene (1), tetrabenzo[a,Cd,j,lm]perylene (6), and dibenzo[jk,uv]dinaphtho[2,1,8,7-defg;2′,1′,8′,7′-opqr] pentacene (10), respectively. The syntheses of the LPAHs 6 and 10 were regioselective. An unsymmetrical pathway of reductive peri-peri "dimerization" of the phenalenones leading to peropyrene-type LPAHs was proposed. Ab initio DFT B3LYP/6-311G** calculations indicated that D2h-1, the most stable conformation, resembles the Clar picture of 1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1387-1390
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume1
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 1999

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