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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Synthesis of Tripyreno[2,3,4-abc: 2,3,4-ghi: 2,3,4-mno][18]annulenes

Herbert MeierChristoph SchnorpfeilMichael Fetten

subject

Crystallographychemistry.chemical_compoundReaction stepChemistryLiquid crystallinePyreneAnnuleneRing (chemistry)

description

The title compounds were prepared in a multi-step synthesis in which primarily the pyrene building blocks were formed (1,2 11a,b). The final reaction step 11a,b 12a,b consisted of a threefold trans selective cyclocondensation process that generated the central 18-membered ring. Hexyloxy or dodecyloxy sidechains attached on the periphery led to the formation of liquid crystalline phases.

https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3897(200010)342:8<785::aid-prac785>3.0.co;2-k