Sequential formation of yellow, red, and orange 1-phenyl-3,3-biphenylene- allene dimers prior to blue tetracene formation: Helicity reversal in trans-3,4-diphenyl-1,2-bis(fluorenylidene)cyclobutane

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3275-3286

  Banide, Emilie V ^a   Ortin, Yannick ^a   Seward, Corey M ^a   Harrington, Laura E ^b   Müller Bunz, Helge ^a   McGlinchey, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allenes; Dimerization; Helical structures; Isomerization; Tetracenes

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID STATE DEVICES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

HELICAL STRUCTURES; TETRACENES; TRANS-3,4-DIPHENYL-1,2-BIS(FLUORENYLIDENE)CYCLOBUTANE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646043147     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200501169     Document Type: Article

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