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SUBMITTER: Li Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6552489 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20190417 21
The synthesis of sterically hindered phenanthrenes <i>via</i> acid-catalyzed bisannulation reaction is described. Treatment of 1,4-benzenediacetaldehyde with terminal aryl alkynes in the presence of B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub> provides 4,5-diarylphenanthrenes in good yields with excellent regioselectivity. The use of internal alkyne substrates enabled the synthesis of sterically hindered 3,4,5,6-tetrasubstituted phenanthrenes displaying augmented backbone helicity. Furthermore, 1,5 ...[more]