Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of expanded planar dehydrotribenzo[n]annulenes containing one or two isolated alkene units

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3485-3490

  Wan, W Brad ^a   Chiechi, Ryan C ^a   Weakley, Timothy J R ^a   Haley, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Annulenes; Aromaticity; Cross coupling; Macrocycles

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ANNULENE DERIVATIVE; DEHYDROTRIBENZO[N]ANNULENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0001951525     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200109)2001:18<3485::AID-EJOC3485>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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