Zirconocene-mediated macrocyclizations of diynes containing di-o-methylphenylene spacers.

J Org Chem

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.

Published: April 2009

The diynes 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-di(pent-1-ynyl)biphenyl (4) and 3,3'',5,5''-tetramethyl-4,4''-di(hex-1-ynyl)terphenyl (9) undergo coupling with Cp(2)Zr(eta(2)-Me(3)SiC[triple bond]CSiMe(3))(py) to give dimeric macrocycles in moderate yields (16% for 4 and 26% for 9).

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo802715mDOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

zirconocene-mediated macrocyclizations
4
macrocyclizations diynes
4
diynes di-o-methylphenylene
4
di-o-methylphenylene spacers
4
spacers diynes
4
diynes 33'55'-tetramethyl-44'-dipent-1-ynylbiphenyl
4
33'55'-tetramethyl-44'-dipent-1-ynylbiphenyl 33''55''-tetramethyl-44''-dihex-1-ynylterphenyl
4
33''55''-tetramethyl-44''-dihex-1-ynylterphenyl undergo
4
undergo coupling
4
coupling cp2zreta2-me3sic[triple
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!