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Chemical Communications

Benzo[f]benzo[5,6]indolo[3,2-b]indole: a stable unsubstituted 4nπ-electron acene with an antiaromatic 1,4-diazapentalene core†

Li Qiu,ab   Xuhui Zhuang,ab   Na Zhao,ab   Xiao Wang,a   Zengjian An,a   Zhenggang Lan*a  and  Xiaobo Wan*a  

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a CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China

Abstract

A stable unsubstituted 4nπ-electron acene with an antiaromatic 1,4-diazapentalene core was prepared via an unprecedented mild oxidation. Further investigation showed that the stability of such acenes was dependent on the fusion patterns of the peripheryl benzene rings to the centre core.

Graphical abstract: Benzo[f]benzo[5,6]indolo[3,2-b]indole: a stable unsubstituted 4nπ-electron acene with an antiaromatic 1,4-diazapentalene core

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49418G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Dec 2013
Accepted
04 Feb 2014
First published
04 Feb 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3324-3327

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Benzo[f]benzo[5,6]indolo[3,2-b]indole: a stable unsubstituted 4nπ-electron acene with an antiaromatic 1,4-diazapentalene core

L. Qiu, X. Zhuang, N. Zhao, X. Wang, Z. An, Z. Lan and X. Wan, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3324 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49418G

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