Reaction between 1,10-Phenanthroline and Dialkyl Acetylenedicarboxylates. A Facile Synthetic Route to Helical Dipyrrolophenanthrolines†

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Issa Yavari, Malek Taher Maghsoodlou and Ali Pourmossavi


Abstract

1,10-Phenanthroline and its 5-substituted derivatives react with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates to give dipyrrolo[1,2-a:2′,1′-k][1,10]phena nthroline derivatives, which exhibit nonplanarity enforced by the crowding of the ester groups.


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