Abstract
This communication describes the preparation of the first linearly-fused benzodehydro[12]annulene systems, which we have called acediynes. These stable antiaromatic materials exhibit absorption properties that closely resemble the spectra of the corresponding acenes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 7533-7536 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 43 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 22 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (CHE-9875123) and the Office of Naval Research (N00014-99-1-0859). NMR Facilities were enhanced by the CRIF program of the NSF (CHE 997841) and the Research Challenge Trust Fund of the University of Kentucky. We thank Mr. Siew-Yin Chow for initial preparation of compound 6 .
Funding
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (CHE-9875123) and the Office of Naval Research (N00014-99-1-0859). NMR Facilities were enhanced by the CRIF program of the NSF (CHE 997841) and the Research Challenge Trust Fund of the University of Kentucky. We thank Mr. Siew-Yin Chow for initial preparation of compound 6 .
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | CHE-9875123, CHE 997841 |
| Office of Naval Research | N00014-99-1-0859 |
| University of Kentucky |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry