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Yushi Ohno1, Shogo Ando1, Daisuke Furusho1
1Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan.
Abstract:
Here, a facile and selective synthesis method for cationic azatriphenylene derivatives was established by electrochemical intramolecular cyclization, where atom-economical C-H pyridination without a transition-metal catalyst or an oxidant is a key step. The proposed protocol is a practical strategy for the late-stage introduction of cationic nitrogen (N+) into π-electron systems and broadens the scope of molecular design of N+-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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