ABSTRACT: Products from the oxidative coupling of 9.10-dihydro- phenanthrene and polynuclear hydrocarbons (phenanthrene and pyrene) with AlC13-CuC12 included the respective dehydro dimers and trimers, accompanied by higher oligomers. ... The aluminum chloride-cupric chloride system has previous ... For example, benzene treated under these conditions yields PO ... (p-phenylene) (PPP), 1. Other aromatic substrates, such as ... One objective of the ...