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Yet Another Acene Synthesis (YAAS)
Who doesn’t like a good fused benzene synthesis? Lin et al. have come up with a new iterative method to make acenes.[ChemComm] The new method uses a series of Wittig olefinations and Knoevenagel condensations, schematically shown below. The method works … Continue reading
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Tagged acene, ChemComm, Chih-Hsiu Lin, Knoevenagel condensation, Li-Der Tsou, Wittig olefination, [4]acene
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