Build-up of double carbohelicenes using nitroarenes: dual role of the nitro functionality as an activating and leaving group
Fulin Zhou, Fujian Zhou, Rongchuan Su, Yudong Yang, Jingsong You
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a concise route to double carbohelicenes starting from nitroarenes, in which the nitro group serves as an activating group for <italic>ortho</italic>-C–H arylation and a leaving group for the denitrative alkenylation.
Topics & Concepts
NitroDual (grammatical number)Group (periodic table)ChemistryLeaving groupDual roleCombinatorial chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPhilosophyLinguisticsCatalysisAlkylSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials