Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5217785 | Tetrahedron | 2014 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The construction of different types of substituted arenes was demonstrated through the photocyclization of 2-(fur-3-yl)ethenylarenes using a 3-furyl group as an isopropenyl equivalent synthon in the photocyclization reaction. The furan portion of the photocyclization intermediate could be fragmented via a base-induced elimination reaction to yield a series of substituted polyaromatics, including naphthalene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, phenanthrene, phenalene, acenaphthene, and triphenylene. Using different reagents, this method made it possible to introduce methyl or 2-hydroxyethyl groups as substituents at specific positions in these arenes.
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Authors
Ying-Zhe Chen, Ching-Wen Ni, Fu-Lin Teng, Yi-Shun Ding, Tunng-Hsien Lee, Jinn-Hsuan Ho,