Reus Christian, Lechner Marc P, Schulze Matthias, Lungerich Dominik, Diner Colin, Gruber Marco, Stryker Jeffrey M, Hampel Frank, Jux Norbert, Tykwinski Rik R
Department für Chemie und Pharmazie & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Henkestrasse 42, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.
Chemistry. 2016 Jun 27;22(27):9097-101. doi: 10.1002/chem.201601435. Epub 2016 Jun 3.
The synthesis and properties of a new polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight annulated rings and based on the anthanthrene core is described. An unexpected, nucleophile-dependent Michael addition to a dibenzanthanthrene-1,7-dione is found, giving a product with three triisopropylsilylacetylene units and a remarkable solid-state structure (as determined by X-ray crystallography).