A convenient and versatile procedure for the straightforward synthesis of substituted fluorenones as valuable scaffolds is described under rhodium catalysis. The present [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of diynes with 3-acetoxy or-3alkoxyindenones as surrogates of the highly reactive benzocyclopentynone 2π partner allows the preparation of various fluorenonetype derivatives in good yields and provides an additional and tunable process for the generation of more challenging molecules with application in pharmaceutical, polymer, and material sciences.

A regioselective functionalization of the pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine scaffold using Mg- and Zn-TMP bases (TMP = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) in the presence or absence of BF·OEt is described. Also, various functionalized pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridines bearing an ester function (and an NHBoc or ethyl group) are magnesiated and functionalized, leading to polysubstituted heterocycles. Additionally, a sulfoxide directed ortho-metalation, followed by the transition-metal-free amination of a pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine sulfoxide, using a magnesium amide, is reported.

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We designed and synthesized a novel di(benz[f ]indenone)-fused tetraazaanthracene derivative and isolated its two isomers, 1a and 1s, having anti and syn configurations, respectively. Their structure and that of the condensation reaction intermediates, anti-2a and syn-2s, were fully characterized using one-and twodimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. The optical and electronic properties of 1a and 1s were investigated using ultraviolet−visible absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry, and time-dependent density functional theory calculations. The presence of the carbonyl and ethynyltris(isopropyl)silane groups endows the di(benzoindenone)-fused azaacene derivatives with a strong electron accepting character. With an electron affinity of approximately −3.7 eV, the two isomers represent attractive electron-deficient molecular systems for the generation of n-channel semiconducting materials. Organic field effect transistors of 1a and 1s showed electron transport, and organic solar cells gave a proof of concept of the potential of the two compounds as electron acceptor materials when they are paired with an electron donor polymer.