Serendipitous Discovery of Dearomatized Dimers in Anthracene Derivative Oxidation.

Xinhao Fan, Huan Chen, Baotong Tian, Yuming Wen, Qiang Zhang

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Xinhao FanDepartment of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China.

Huan ChenDepartment of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1682-8809

Baotong TianDepartment of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.

Yuming WenDepartment of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.

Qiang ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2787-1781

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The chemical approach towards homogenous glycoprotein preparation and evaluationR35GM138336 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Qiang Zhang · 2020 to 2026

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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138336

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Abstract

We present the serendipitous discovery of an unusual dimer formed from anthracene-derived polyarenes. Unlike the typical oxidative coupling of substituted aromatic scaffolds, the reaction yielded a dearomatized enone dimer as the sole product. This dearomatized motif, notably, does not undergo the commonly observed rearomatization, and no biaryl products were detected. The anthracene dimers were produced in excellent yields. Structural validation via single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed that the dimers feature an sp

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PMID39807840

DOI10.1021/acs.orglett.4c04417

PMCPMC11773568

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