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Expect the unexpected – Li + migration governing the substitution of 7 H -benzo[ de ]anthracene with main-group fragments

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report electrophile-dependent, site-selective heavier main-group functionalization of the benzanthracene framework, affording a heteroleptic phosphine oxide and phosphaalkene derivative. Combined experimental and DFT studies reveal that kinetic and thermodynamic factors govern this reactivity, providing new insights into main-group incorporation within extended π-conjugated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/d5cc05878c

Authors: Rajesh Deka, Toma Bhowmick, Andreas Orthaber

Institution: Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Stiftelsen Olle Engkvist Byggmästare, Vetenskapsrådet, Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science

Awards: Opto-electronic tailoring of organometallic and main group based materials, Heteroquinoid based (bi-)radicals - from fundamental bonding studies to small molecule activation, NAISS