| Literature DB >> 17760450 |
Abstract
Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of [5]helicene induces a thermal cyclodehydrogenation to form benzo[ghi]perylene. Evidence is presented that supports an electrocyclization-rearomatization mechanism and is inconsistent with mechanistic alternatives involving the intermediacy of aryl radicals or carbenes in the helicene fjord region.Entities:
Year: 2007 PMID: 17760450 DOI: 10.1021/ol7015516
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005