Highly efficient synthesis of extended triptycenes via Diels-Alder cycloaddition in water under microwave radiation

Bao Jian Pei; Albert W.M. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.06.097

Highly efficient synthesis of extended triptycenes via Diels-Alder cycloaddition in water under microwave radiation

Bao Jian Pei, Albert W.M. Lee

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Microwave-irradiated Diels-Alder reactions of anthracene and endoxides (6a-g) in water afforded the cycloadducts (8a-g) with high efficiencies. The extended triptycenes (2a-g) were readily obtained by dehydration of 8a-g in a mixture of AcOH and Ac₂O with good overall yields.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4519-4522
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	51
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.06.097
Publication status	Published - 25 Aug 2010

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Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Organic Chemistry

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Dehydration
Diels-Alder cycloaddition
Endoxides
Extended triptycene
Microwave

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