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The synthesis of lactone-bridged 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene derivatives as pi-expanded coumarin triskelions

  • Heather A. Hintz
  • , Nicholas J. Sortedahl
  • , Samantha M. Meyer
  • , Daniel A. Decato
  • , Bart J. Dahl
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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Abstract

Two triply lactone-bridged 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene derivatives with solubilizing moieties have been synthesized in five and six steps from commercially available starting materials. Compounds containing the 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene core with two atom bridges are relatively unknown. This new class of pi-expanded coumarins contain triskelion architectures and X-ray crystallographic studies of one of the triskelions indicates that the 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene core adopts a near-planar geometry. This is the only known example of a two atom-bridged 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene derivative to adopt a planar structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4703-4708
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume58
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 13 2017

Keywords

  • Branched molecules
  • Coumarins
  • Extended conjugation
  • Planar geometry
  • Triskelions

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