“…In addition to the above examples, the Pd-catalysed intramolecular C–H arylation reaction was applied to the synthesis of a variety of fluoranthene-related PAHs including fluorescent dibenzo- and naphtho-fluoranthenes, 38 unsymmetrical twistacenes, 39 indeno[1,2,3- fg ]tetracenes, 40 electron-deficient polycyclic aromatic dicarboximides, 41 pyrene-bridged acenaphthenes, 42 bowl-shaped fullerene fragments, 43 and tetra- and pentaindenocorannulenes. 44–46 Interestingly, the synthesis of a uniformly 13 C-labeled fluoranthene was demonstrated by Gold, Ball and co-workers in 2011 via a Pd-catalysed intramolecular C–H arylation protocol.…”