Toward Bowl‐Shaped Polycyclic Arenes via Scholl Reaction and C—F Bond Activation
The synthesis of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsthrough Scholl reaction, which enables oxidative aryl−aryl couplings, has witnessed remarkable success. A combination of the Scholl reaction with a cyclodehydrofluorination strategy via alumina‐assisted C—F bond activation is an attractive tool for the facile synthesis of large geodesic hydrocarbons bearing five‐membered rings. Herein, we demonstrate the high efficiency of the approach on the synthesis of the largest known fragment of C 70 fullerene possessing more than 74% of the C 70 surface.
Authors
- Mikhail A. Kalinin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-4813)
- Matthias Vogt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-2531)
- Philipp Schatz
- Konstantin Amsharov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2854-8081)
- Aleksandr S. Oshchepkov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1321-8485)
- Robert M. Langer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-9940)
- Lee
- Konstantin Korenkov
- Elina Otikova
Institutions
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70325
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00