Pure Appl. Chem., 2008, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 533-546
doi:10.1351/pac200880030533
Nonplanar aromatic compounds. Part 10: A strategy for the synthesis of aromatic belts-all wrapped up or down the tubes?*
Tieguang Yao, Hao Yu, Rudolf J. Vermeij, and Graham J. Bodwell
Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1B 3X7, Canada
Abstract:
A strategy for the synthesis of cyclophenacene-type aromatic belts (or armchair nanotube segments) that relies upon a valence isomerization/dehydrogenation reaction is described, and progress toward achieving this goal is presented.
Keywords: aromatic belts; aromaticity; cyclacenes; cyclophanes; cyclophenacenes; nonplanar aromatics; pyrene; valence isomerization.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-12), 22-27 July 2007, Awaji Island, Japan. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 411-667.