Aryne‐Based Synthesis of Cyclobutadiene‐Containing Oligoacenes and Related Extended Biphenylene Derivatives

Abstract: A previously undescribed aryne derived from a π‐extended biphenylene, 2,3‐didehydrobenzo[b]biphenylene, has been developed. The participation of this new aryne building block in [4+2] and palladium‐catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition reactions has been applied to the synthesis of a variety of polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons (PCHs) with appealing structures which combine (aromatic) benzene and (antiaromatic) cyclobutadiene (CBD) rings. Among them, a family of unsubstituted (or barely substituted) CBD‐oligoacenes has been accessed by iterative Diels‐Alder reactions of the new aryne with furans and/or isobenzofurans, followed by deoxygenative aromatization of the resulting epoxy‐derivatives. The experimental and computational studies of the newly synthesized PCHs suggest an important degree of electron delocalization along the polycyclic skeleton, more pronounced in the linearly fused derivatives. The computed ACID plots reveal clockwise current density vectors at the peripheral bonds, originating from the σ contributions of the antiaromatic cyclobutadiene rings.

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Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Aryne‐Based Synthesis of Cyclobutadiene‐Containing Oligoacenes and Related Extended Biphenylene Derivatives ; day:02 ; month:02 ; year:2024 ; extent:10
Advanced synthesis & catalysis ; (02.02.2024) (gesamt 10)

Creator
Álvarez, Berta
Janeiro, Jesús
Cobas, Agustín
Ortuño, Manuel A.
Peña, Diego
Guitián, Enrique
Pérez, Dolores

DOI
10.1002/adsc.202301264
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024020314123253192852
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  • Álvarez, Berta
  • Janeiro, Jesús
  • Cobas, Agustín
  • Ortuño, Manuel A.
  • Peña, Diego
  • Guitián, Enrique
  • Pérez, Dolores

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