Benzo- and Naphthopentalenes: Syntheses, Structures, and Properties

• Published in: Journal of organic chemistry Vol. 81; no. 17; pp. 7700 - 7710
• Main Authors: Kato, Shin-ichiro, Kuwako, Satoshi, Takahashi, Nobutaka, Kijima, Tomokazu, Nakamura, Yosuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 02.09.2016; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry, Organic; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; CHEMICAL-SHIFTS NICS; PENTALENE DERIVATIVES; AROMATICITY; DIBENZOPENTALENES; CYCLOOCTATETRAENE; ANNULATION; CASCADE CARBOPALLADATION REACTION; PYROLYSIS; ALKYNES; PHENYL

Benzo- and naphthopentalene derivatives were synthesized, and the effects of structural variations on their antiaromaticity and optoelectronic and electrochemical properties were examined experimentally and theoretically in detail. The results unveiled that with increasing the bond order of the carb...