Chemical Communications

A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer as a highly efficient organocatalyst for the direct arylations of unactivated arenes

H Zhao, J Shen, J Guo, R Ye, H Zeng

Index: Zhao, Huaiqing; Shen, Jie; Guo, Juanjuan; Ye, Ruijuan; Zeng, Huaqiang Chemical Communications, 2013 , vol. 49, # 23 p. 2323 - 2325

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Abstract

Aromatic foldamers with backbones rigidified by H-bonds have been the subject of intense attention over recent years, due to their versatile properties and potential applications including molecular recognition, 4 ion channels, 5 and differential binding of alkaline metal ions. 6 Aromatic foldamers, however, have been rarely applied as organocatalysts for chemical transformations. Recently, we reported a novel class of H-bonded macrocyclic aromatic ...