Synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of dibenzo-[de, mn]naphthacenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 7059-7062

  Wu, Tsun Cheng ^a   Chen, Chia Hua ^a   Hibi, Daijiro ^b   Shimizu, Akihiro ^b   Tobe, Yoshito ^b   Wu, Yao Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Aromaticity; Cycloaddition; Nickel palladium

Indexed keywords

ALKYNES; AROMATICITIES; BOND ALTERNATION; CYCLOADDUCTS; CYCLODIMERIZATION; ETHYNYL; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SIX-MEMBERED RINGS; TITLE COMPOUNDS; X-RAY CRYSTAL ANALYSIS;

ACETYLENE; AROMATIZATION; PALLADIUM;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 77956935446     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001929     Document Type: Article

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