Highly selective one-pot synthesis of H-bonded pentagon-shaped circular aromatic pentamers

Bo Qin; Wei Qiang Ong; Ruijuan Ye; Zhiyun Du; Xiuying Chen; Yan Yan; Kun Zhang; Haibin Su; Huaqiang Zeng

doi:10.1039/c0cc05791f

Highly selective one-pot synthesis of H-bonded pentagon-shaped circular aromatic pentamers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 21;47(19):5419-21. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05791f. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Authors

Bo Qin¹, Wei Qiang Ong, Ruijuan Ye, Zhiyun Du, Xiuying Chen, Yan Yan, Kun Zhang, Haibin Su, Huaqiang Zeng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore.

PMID: 21298191
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc05791f

Abstract

One-pot, multi-molecular macrocyclization allows the highly selective preparation of pentagon-shaped circular aromatic pentamers mediated by an inward-pointing continuous hydrogen-bonding network.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hydrogen Bonding
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation

Substances

Macrocyclic Compounds