Oxidative trimerization of o-dialkoxybenzenes to hexaalkoxytriphenylenes: molybdenum(v) chloride as a novel reagent

Abstract

Symmetrically substituted hexaalkoxytriphenylenes are obtained from o-dialkoxybenzenes by oxidative trimerization with MoCl₅ in high yields; oxidative coupling of a 3,3′,4,4′-tetraalkoxybiphenyl and 1,2-dialkoxybenzenes yields unsymmetrically substituted derivatives of triphenylene and a direct coupling of a 3,3′,4,4′-tetraalkoxybiphenyl with alkoxyphenol produces the monofunctionalized triphenylenes.

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