Alternating oligo(o,p-phenylenes) via ruthenium catalyzed diol–diene benzannulation: orthogonality to cross-coupling enables de novo nanographene and PAH construction

Chem. Sci., 2018, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C8SC03236J, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zachary A. Kasun, Hiroki Sato, Jing Nie, Yasuyuki Mori, Jon A. Bender, Sean T. Roberts, Michael J. KrischeRuthenium(0) catalyzed diol–diene benzannulation enables formation of p-bromo-terminated alternating oligo(o,p-phenylenes) and, therefrom, diverse PAH materials.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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