Cascade Cyclization To Produce a Series of Fused, Aromatic Molecules

Behof, William J.; Wang, Dongchuan; Niu, Weijun; Gorman, Christopher B.

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“…If a primary amine is used, in some cases an additional proton shift leads to the tautomer 6 ′ shown in Scheme . A 3-fold application of this cyclization procedure to give fused tricyclic heterosystems was recently published by Gorman et al…”

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1,3,5-Triazapentadienes by Nucleophilic Addition to 1,3- and 1,4-Dinitriles—Sterically Constrained Examples by Incorporation into Cyclic Peripheries: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Photophysical Properties

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1,3,5-Triazapentadienes usually show U- or twisted S-shaped conformations along the N-C-N-C-N skeleton due to dominating n/π* interactions. If, however, the 1,3,5-triazapentadiene unit is part of a ring, its W conformation might be restricted to the plane. Here, we describe the synthesis of 13 new 1,3,5-triazapentadienes 10-12, which are sterically restrained by incorporation into six- or seven-membered ring systems, by addition of a lithiated primary amine or hydrazine 5 to a dinitrile 7, 8, or 9 with the two cyano groups in 1,3 or 1,4 distance. These novel compounds show very strong tendency for aggregation due to hydrogen bonding, especially to form homodimers as seen from X-ray data in the solid state. Additional hydrogen bonding generates also linear chains in the crystal. Several of the new compounds show fluorescence in solution. Quantum chemical DFT calculations were used for evaluation of the dimerization energies and for interpretation of the photophysical properties.

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1,3,5-Triazapentadienes by Nucleophilic Addition to 1,3- and 1,4-Dinitriles—Sterically Constrained Examples by Incorporation into Cyclic Peripheries: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Photophysical Properties

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“…We have recently reported the cascading cyclization of similar aryl and benzyl cyano-containing oligomers to form isoquinoline-type fused-ring molecules (Scheme 2). 1 These conjugated materials may have potential for use in organic devices.…”

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Overcoming challenges in the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of electron deficient ortho-substituted aryl acetonitriles

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Highly electron deficient monoaryl, di-aryl and bis-diaryl acetonitriles were effectively synthesized using either a nucleophilic aromatic substitution (NAS) or a palladium-mediated coupling pathway. Synthesis of di-aryl acetonitriles most conveniently proceeded via NAS--palladium-mediated coupling was not required. This reaction, however, results in a product that is more acidic than the reactants. Facile deprotonation of the product prevents efficient formation of the bis-diaryl acetonitrile through a NAS pathway. Thus, palladium-mediated coupling is required to prepare the bis-diaryl acetonitrile efficiently. In the palladium-catalyzed coupling, choice of base and solvent (and thus the counter cation for the benzylic anion nucleophile) is important. Also, choice of the supporting ligand is important, indicating the sensitivity of the reaction to steric and ligand electronic effects.

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The Concise Synthesis of Unsymmetric Triarylacetonitriles via Pd-Catalyzed Sequential Arylation: A New Synthetic Approach to Tri- and Tetraarylmethanes

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The selective synthesis of multiarylated acetonitriles via sequential palladium-catalyzed arylations of chloroacetonitrile is reported. The three aryl groups are installed via a Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction followed by back-to-back C-H arylations to afford triarylacetonitriles in three steps with no over-arylation at any step. The triarylacetonitrile products can be converted into highly functionalized species including tetraarylmethanes. This new strategy provides rapid access to a variety of unsymmetrical tri- and tetraarylmethane derivatives from simple, readily available starting materials.

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Cascade Cyclization To Produce a Series of Fused, Aromatic Molecules

Abstract: An efficient synthesis of fully aromatic, fused-ring, monoaza-acenes through a nucleophile initiated cascading cyclization is illustrated. Photophysical properties of the resulting molecules are reported.

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1,3,5-Triazapentadienes by Nucleophilic Addition to 1,3- and 1,4-Dinitriles—Sterically Constrained Examples by Incorporation into Cyclic Peripheries: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Photophysical Properties

1,3,5-Triazapentadienes by Nucleophilic Addition to 1,3- and 1,4-Dinitriles—Sterically Constrained Examples by Incorporation into Cyclic Peripheries: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Photophysical Properties

Overcoming challenges in the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of electron deficient ortho-substituted aryl acetonitriles

The Concise Synthesis of Unsymmetric Triarylacetonitriles via Pd-Catalyzed Sequential Arylation: A New Synthetic Approach to Tri- and Tetraarylmethanes

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