Bradley L. Merner, Kiran Sagar Unikela, Louise N. Dawe, David W. Thompson and Graham J. Bodwell
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 5930-5932
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC43268H,
Communication
A new iterative bridge formation strategy has been employed in the synthesis of a series of [n](2,11)teropyrenophanes (n = 7–9). The generation of the nonplanar teropyrene system, which is calculated to be bent through 178.7° for the smallest homologue (n = 7), is accomplished using a VID reaction of a cyclophanemonoene precursor for the first time.
teropyrenophanes (n = 7–9): a series of armchair SWCNT segments](/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=C3CC43268H "Graphical abstract")
