Star-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Design and synthesis of molecules

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2124-2158

  Zhang, Hua ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Liu, Sheng Hua ^a   Yin, Jun ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzotrithiophene; Design and synthesis; N hetero starphenes; Star shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Triazatruxene; Trinaphthylenes; Triphenylene; Truxene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STARS;

BENZOTRITHIOPHENE; DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS; N-HETERO-STARPHENES; OPTOELECTRONICS PROPERTY; STAR-SHAPED; STAR-SHAPED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRIAZATRUXENE; TRINAPHTHYLENES; TRIPHENYLENES; TRUXENE;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84867569227     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212803532477     Document Type: Review

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