Sulfur-Containing, Quinodimethane-Embedded Acene Analogue with Nine Consecutively Fused Six-Membered Rings

Org Lett. 2019 May 3;21(9):3127-3130. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00805. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Abstract

Linear quinodimethane-embedded acene analogue 9L was synthesized, and its quinoidal structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The multiple oxidation states of 9L could be achieved. Its dication is a triplet diradical, and its tetracation can be regarded as the isoelectronic structure of the nonacene, which was validated by experiments and theoretical calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't