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Cover Feature: Recent Advances of Biphenylene: Synthesis, Reactions and Uses (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 18/2019)
Author(s) -
Takano Hideaki,
Ito Takeharu,
Kanyiva Kyalo Stephen,
Shibata Takanori
Publication year - 2019
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.201900640
Subject(s) - biphenylene , cyclobutadiene , chemistry , antiaromaticity , cover (algebra) , feature (linguistics) , cleavage (geology) , computational chemistry , stereochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , aromaticity , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , phenylene , geotechnical engineering , fracture (geology) , engineering , polymer
The Cover Feature shows biphenylenes, unique, stable compounds that have 12π‐electron antiaromatic system. This feature makes them attractive synthetic targets as well as substrates for the preparation of polycyclic compounds initiated by C–C bond cleavage of the cyclobutadiene core. This minireview shows the charm of biphenylene skeleton from the point of synthesis, reactions, and uses. More information can be found in the Minireview by T. Shibata et al.