1,6,7,10-TETRAMETHYLFLUORANTHENE - SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF A TWISTED POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON

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BORCHARDT, A [1 ]
HARDCASTLE, K [1 ]
GANTZEL, P [1 ]
SIEGEL, JS [1 ]
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[1] CALIF STATE UNIV NORTHRIDGE,DEPT CHEM,NORTHRIDGE,CA 91330
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10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60565-8
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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The structure and synthesis of the overcrowded polynuclear aromatic 1,6,7,10-tetramethylfluoranthene, 1, is presented. The structures of 1 and 11 have been determined by X-ray diffraction to be twisted into conformations of approximately C2 symmetry due to the buttressing of the flanking methyl groups. Semi-empirical calculations (AM1) on 1 find two minima, twist and fold; the twist is of lower energy. The energy for enantiomerization of 1 is set at below 7.0 kcal/mol by variable temperature NMR. Computations predict a likely path to account for the ribbon twist.
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