Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Structure of [6](9,10)Anthracenophane and Its Peri-Substituted Derivatives: The Smallest 9,10-Bridged Anthracenes
[6](9,10)Anthracenophane (1a) was synthesized by the benzoannelation method starting from dibromo[6]paracyclophane 6 via diepoxyanthracenophanes 3a and 4a. In a similar fashion, peri-substituted de...
Extremely air- and acid-sensitive [6](9,10)anthracenophane (1), the smallest-9,10-bridged anthracene, has been synthesized by reductive deoxygenation of diepoxyanthracenophane (4) with a low-valent titanium reagent, and it was characterized by its NMR and electronic spectrum.