Curved aromatic compounds, part 2[‡]: 1,7-dioxa[7](2,7)pyrenophane: The pyrene moiety is more bent than that of C70

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1823-1827

  Bodwell, Graham J ^a   Bridson, John N ^a   Houghton, Tom J ^a   Kennedy, Jason W J ^a   Mannion, Michael R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arenes; Cyclophanes; Fulleriene fragments; Polpycles; Strained molecules

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033051798     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(19990604)5:6<1823::aid-chem1823>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Article

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