CC BY-ND-NC 4.0 · Synlett 2019; 30(04): 423-428
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611668
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Bay-Region-Selective Annulative π-Extension (APEX) of Perylene Diimides with Arynes

a   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan   Email: ito.hideto@g.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Kazushi Kumazawa
a   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan   Email: ito.hideto@g.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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a   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan   Email: ito.hideto@g.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp
b   JST-ERATO, Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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a   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan   Email: ito.hideto@g.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp
b   JST-ERATO, Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
c   Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan   Email: itami@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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This work was supported by the ERATO program from JST (JPMJER1302 to K.I.), JSPS KAKENHI Grants 18J01322 to T.N. and JP26810057, JP16H00907, JP17K19155, and JP18H02019 to H.I., the SUMITOMO Foundation (141495 to H.I.), and the DAIKO Foundation (H.I.).
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Publication History

Received: 30 November 2018

Accepted after revision: 10 January 2019

Publication Date:
07 February 2019 (online)


Published as part of the 30 Years SYNLETT – Pearl Anniversary Issue

Abstract

A bay-region-selective annulative π-extension (APEX) reaction of perylene diimides (PDIs) has been achieved by means of in-situ generated reactive aryne intermediates. This method provides an efficient one-pot π-extension at the short axis of PDIs in a sequential manner. Mechanistically, an inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction might be operative for the transformation.

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