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Stereogenic Motif Consisting of Rigid Ring and Intraannular Chains: Isolation and Structures of Stereoisomers of 9-Alkyl-1,8-anthrylene−Butadiynylene Cyclic Dimers
journal contribution
posted on 2009-01-15, 00:00 authored by Shinji Toyota, Hiroyuki Onishi, Yoshihiro Kawai, Takaaki Morimoto, Hiroaki Miyahara, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Kan WakamatsuStereoisomers of the title π-conjugated compounds with intraannular propyl and butyl groups were isolated by chromatography. The high barrier to isomerization is attributed to the steric hindrance between the alkyl chains and the rigid framework.