Pentaindenocorannulene and Tetraindenocorannulene: New Aromatic Hydrocarbon π Systems with Curvatures Surpassing That of C.

The article reports the new aromatic π systems, Pentaindenocorannulene and Tetraindenocorannulene. The procedures in the syntheses of the two new geodesic polyarenes are the same except in their starting organic compounds. The X-ray crystal structures and the degree of pyramidization were also exami...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 129; no. 3; pp. 484 - 486
Main Authors:	Jackson, Edward A., Steinberg, Brian D., Bancu, Mihail, Wakamiya, Atsushi, Scott, Lawrence T.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Chemical Society 1/24/2007
Subjects:	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Organic compounds Density functionals Crystals Organic chemistry
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Summary:	The article reports the new aromatic π systems, Pentaindenocorannulene and Tetraindenocorannulene. The procedures in the syntheses of the two new geodesic polyarenes are the same except in their starting organic compounds. The X-ray crystal structures and the degree of pyramidization were also examined. It was concluded that solution chemical methods can synthesize carbon-rich molecules. The use of density functional theory to calculate geometries for geodesic polyarenes is recommended.