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Functionalized Contorted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by a One‐Step Cyclopentannulation and Regioselective Triflyloxylation
Author(s) -
Yang Xuan,
Hoffmann Marvin,
Rominger Frank,
Kirschbaum Tobias,
Dreuw Andreas,
Mastalerz Michael
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201905666
Subject(s) - regioselectivity , chemistry , reagent , aryl , aromaticity , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , catalysis , alkyl
The oxidative cyclodehydrogenation (often named the Scholl reaction) is still a powerful synthetic tool to construct even larger polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by multiple biaryl bond formations without the necessity of prior installation of reacting functional groups. Scholl‐type reactions are usually very selective although the resulting products bear sometimes some surprises, such as the formation of five‐membered instead of six‐membered rings or the unexpected migration of aryl moieties. There are a few examples, where chlorinated byproducts were found when FeCl 3 was used as reagent. To our knowledge, the direct functionalization of PAHs during Scholl‐type cyclization by triflyloxylation has not been observed. Herein we describe the synthesis of functionalized PAHs by the formation of five‐membered rings and a regioselective triflyloxylation in one step. The triflyloxylated PAHs can be used as reactants for further transformation to even larger contorted PAHs.