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Synthesis of optically active oligonaphthalenes via second-order asymmetric transformation
Kazunori Tsubaki1, Masaya Miura, Hiroshi Morikawa
1Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan. tsubaki@fos.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Synthesis of numerous optically active rod-shaped oligo(2,3-dioxyfunctionalized)naphthalenes connected at their 1,4-positions was achieved using oxidative coupling under CuCl2/alpha-methylbenzylamine conditions by second-order asymmetric transformation. We believe this method is practical and should contribute to the field of material science.
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