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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/73610
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeDissertation
dcterms.abstractAn aromatic belt, a molecule that has two continuous edges that do not intersect and is fully conjugated, is a synthetic target that has yet to be isolated. Aromatic belts are an attractive target for synthetic chemists, due to their curved pi system. Molecules with curved pi systems, such as fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, have unique physical and chemical properties. Synthesis of an aromatic belt is challenging, as bending a pi system leads to an increase in strain energy. Our work uses a scaffold to direct the reactions in a controlled manner. The scaffold will allow smaller planer pieces, the "subunits", to be joined together to create a curved precursor. This precursor can then be oxidized to form an aromatic belt. Removal of the scaffold will give the target belt. The scaffold we have chosen is a substituted benzene with three-fold symmetry. This work discusses the synthetic efforts toward [12]cyclophenacene, an aromatic belt with 12 benzene rings arranged in a zig-zag orientation. The synthesis of the sub-units required the development of a novel synthetic route towards tetrasubstituted phenanthrenes. In addition, some previously unreported difficulties with the Mallory photooxidation were encountered and overcome.
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dcterms.contributorGoroff, Nancyen_US
dcterms.contributorOjima, Iwaoen_US
dcterms.contributorMayr, Andreasen_US
dcterms.contributorMallory, Frank.en_US
dcterms.creatorConnors, David Michael
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-06-16T12:45:32Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2015-06-16T12:45:32Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Chemistryen_US
dcterms.extent242 pg.en_US
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dcterms.identifierConnors_grad.sunysb_0771E_10705en_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59618
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/73610
dcterms.issued2012-12-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectChemistry
dcterms.subjectaromatic belt, scaffold
dcterms.titleA Scaffold Directed Approach to an Aromatic Belt
dcterms.typeDissertation


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