Abstract
Conditions for low-temperature Kumada-Corriu cross-coupling of polychlorinated acenes with Grignard reagents are reported. Our work was motivated by a search for cross-coupling reactions effective in the synthesis of functionalized linear acenes for organic materials applications. Treatment of polychlorinated acenes with the PEPPSI-IPr catalyst and MeMgBr undergo 6-8 concurrent coupling reactions to yield products such as octamethylnaphthalene, which is distorted out of planarity due to the steric interaction between the methyl groups. More sterically demanding Grignard reagents such as PhMgBr coupled cleanly with 9,10-dichloroanthracene to provide products such as 9,10-diphenylanthracene, a blue OLED component, in excellent yield.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3037-3040 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 9 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers program under DMR-0212302 provided primary financial support of this work. Partial support for facilities and supplies was provided from the 3M Foundation (Non-tenured faculty grant to C.J.D.). We thank Professor John E. Anthony (UKY) for discussions in the early stages of this work and Ms. Rosalind P. Douglas (UMN) for assistance in the preparation of this Letter.