Reductive dimerization of tethered pyrenes: Implications for the reduction of polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2547-2550

  Aprahamian, Ivan ^a   Bodwell, Graham J ^b   Fleming, James J ^b   Manning, Gregory P ^b   Mannion, Michael R ^b   Sheradsky, Tuvia ^a   Vermeij, Rudolf J ^b   Rabinovitz, Mordecai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Cyclophanes; Dimerization; NMR spectroscopy; Polycyclic anions

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIMERIZATION; LITHIUM; REDUCTION;

REDUCTIVE DIMERIZATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CYCLOPHANE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038678119     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200351376     Document Type: Article

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