Abstract
Tighten your belt: [12]Cycloparaphenylene, the sidewall segment of a carbon nanotube (see picture), has been synthesized in a selective manner through stepwise palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions. The synthesis capitalizes on the ability of the cis-1,4-dihydroxycyclohexane- 1,4-diyl unit to attenuate the build-up of strain energy during macrocyclization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6112-6116 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 33 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Aromaticity
- Cross-coupling
- Cycloparaphenylenes
- Macrocyclization
- Palladium