Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8

Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S₈-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12)

Published:2023 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:70-77
ISSN:2041-6520
Container-title:Chemical Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Chem. Sci.

Author:

Turley Andrew. T.¹^ORCID,Hanson-Heine Magnus W. D.²^ORCID,Argent Stephen. P.²^ORCID,Hu Yaoyang¹^ORCID,Jones Thomas. A.¹^ORCID,Fay Michael³^ORCID,Woodward Simon¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK

2. School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

3. Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, Cripps South Building, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

Abstract

NR4F salts simultaneously catalyse and template the reaction of dithiols with C6F6 to generate the first fluorinated corona[n]arenes. Simple SNAr functionalisation of the fluoraryl units easily afford diverse libraries of macrocyclic building blocks.

Funder

Leverhulme Trust

University of Nottingham

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Diamond Light Source

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/SC/D2SC05348A

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