Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Stepwise and Cascade Synthesis of 9,10-Diaroylphenanthrenes From Tetraarylthiophenes by Electronically Guided Bond Making and Breaking under a Scholl-Type Reaction.
Mahanthi Sankarrao, Sudhakar Maddala, Nagaraju Ponugoti, Venkatakrishnan Parthasarathy
Published: 202510.1002/chem.202502975
Abstract
The Scholl reaction has long stood as a powerful tool for forging C-C bonds in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) yet controlling regioselectivity and accessing new reactivity remains a formidable challenge. Here, we unveil a strategically desig…
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