TY - JOUR
T1 - Tetra-tert-butyltetraoxa[8]circulene and Its Unusual Aggregation Behaviour
AU - Brock-Nannestad, Theis
AU - Nielsen, Christian Benedikt
AU - Schau-Magnussen, Magnus
AU - Hammershøj, Peter
AU - Reenberg, Theis K.
AU - Petersen, Asger Bjørn
AU - Trpcevski, Denis
AU - Pittelkow, Michael
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - We describe the first example of the synthesis of a tetraoxa[8]circulene with only four substituents by means of BF3·OEt2 mediated tetramerisation of tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone. Two of the four regioisomers of tetra-tert-butyltetraoxa[8]circulene have been isolated and characterised by single-crystal X-ray analysis. It was found that the tetra-tert-butyltetraoxa[8]circulenes aggregate in solution through a cooperative polymerisation mechanism despite functionalisation with bulky tert-butyl substituents.
AB - We describe the first example of the synthesis of a tetraoxa[8]circulene with only four substituents by means of BF3·OEt2 mediated tetramerisation of tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone. Two of the four regioisomers of tetra-tert-butyltetraoxa[8]circulene have been isolated and characterised by single-crystal X-ray analysis. It was found that the tetra-tert-butyltetraoxa[8]circulenes aggregate in solution through a cooperative polymerisation mechanism despite functionalisation with bulky tert-butyl substituents.
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1434-193X
VL - 2011
SP - 6320
EP - 6325
JO - European Journal of Organic Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Organic Chemistry
ER -