Synthesis of Optically Active Oligonaphthalenes via Second-Order
Asymmetric Transformation

Tsubaki, Kazunori; Miura, Masaya; Morikawa, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Kawabata, Takeo; Furuta, Takumi; Tanaka, Kiyoshi; Fuji, Kaoru

doi:10.1021/ja038910e.s001

Synthesis of Optically Active Oligonaphthalenes via Second-Order Asymmetric Transformation

journal contribution

posted on 2003-12-31, 00:00 authored by Kazunori Tsubaki, Masaya Miura, Hiroshi Morikawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takeo Kawabata, Takumi Furuta, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Kaoru Fuji

Synthesis of numerous optically active rod-shaped oligo(2,3-dioxyfunctionalized)naphthalenes connected at their 1,4-positions was achieved using oxidative coupling under CuCl₂/α-methylbenzylamine conditions by second-order asymmetric transformation. We believe this method is practical and should contribute to the field of material science.