| Literature DB >> 15547977 |
Pawel Rempala1, Jirí Kroulík, Benjamin T King.
Abstract
DFT calculations support an arenium cation-based mechanism for the Scholl reaction converting hexaphenylbenzene to hexa-peri-benzocoronene. The curve connecting fully benzenoid intermediates on the potential energy diagram is convex. This "slippery slope" provides an explanation for the ease of this cascade Scholl reaction. The calculated reaction coordinate predicts that intermediates will not accumulate; this prediction is verified by experiment.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 15547977 DOI: 10.1021/ja046513d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419