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Special Electronic Structure and Extended Supramolecular Oligomerization of Anionic 1,4‐Dicorannulenylbenzene (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 32/2012)
Author(s) -
Eisenberg David,
Quimby Jennifer M.,
Ho Derrick,
Lavi Ronit,
Benisvy Laurent,
Scott Lawrence T.,
Shenhar Roy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201290087
Subject(s) - corannulene , chemistry , supramolecular chemistry , stacking , lithium (medication) , polymer , polymerization , supramolecular polymers , degree of polymerization , benzene , crystallography , polymer chemistry , stereochemistry , crystal structure , fullerene , organic chemistry , medicine , endocrinology
The cover picture shows an artist's view of corannulene‐based supramolecular polymers formed through the utilization of the charged polyarene stacking motif. When 1,4‐dicorannulenylbenzene is reduced by lithium metal to an octaanion, it forms highly charged, supramolecular polymers based on the tendency of corannulene to form dimers that are held together by electrostatic interactions with multiple lithium cations. A strong effect of the benzene spacer on the electronic structure of the dianion, as well as on the average degree of polymerization, was revealed. Details are discussed in the article by Roy Shenhar et al. on p. 6321 ff. 3D modelling and design by Ewen Gilary, Designer and Creative Adviser (ewengilary@gmail.com)