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Building Giant Carbocycles by Reversible C−C Bond Formation
Author(s) -
Beaudoin Daniel,
LevasseurGre Olivier,
Maris Thierry,
Wuest James D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201509608
Subject(s) - hydrocarbon , chemistry , carbon fibers , wittig reaction , organic chemistry , materials science , composite number , composite material
We describe a simple way to build giant macrocyclic hydrocarbons by the reversible formation of carbon–carbon bonds. Specifically, extended spirobifluorene‐substituted derivatives of Wittig's hydrocarbon were synthesized and found to undergo oligomerization, giving the largest hydrocarbon that has been crystallized and characterized by X‐ray diffraction to date.