Abstract
Direct oxidative Kita-type coupling between naphthalene and substituted benzenes was found to proceed via four-component coupling, leading to a linear tetraarene with a binaphthalene core. The methodology was extendable to the coupling of unfunctionalized 1,1′-binaphthalene with mesitylene to give a linear hexaarene product in a remarkably chemoselective manner in 87% yield. The method represents an attractive alternative to the traditional syntheses of related oligonaphthalene products via a sequence of metal-catalyzed cross-coupling steps. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17980-17982 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Dec 2010 |