The successful enlargement of the curved π-electron periphery of the wizard hat-shaped polycyclic aromatic compound is described. The target structure features an ,,,,,,,,-nonaphenylene belt fused to a central tribenzotriquinacene unit. The synthesis involves a multiple regioconvergent Scholl-type dehydrocyclization as the key step. Spectroscopic, structural, and electronic properties of the title compound are reported.
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