Preparative flash vacuum thermolysis. Conversion of triphenylene to cyclopent[h,i]acephenanthrylene. A significant reaction for environmental science and combustion research
Abstract
Cyclopent[h,i]acephenanthrylene is selectively formed upon flash vacuum thermolysis at 1000 °C of triphenylene; the reaction represents a novel mechanistic route in combustion, giving rise to a cyclopentapolyaromatic compound.