Expanded Radialenes: Modular Synthesis and Characterization of Cross-Conjugated Enyne Macrocycles
Abstract
Stepwise palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between terminal alkynes and vinyl triflates afforded the first cross-conjugated enyne macrocycles constructed of 3-alkylidene-1-propynyl [−C≡C−C(=CR2)−] building blocks, namely, the expanded radialene 1 and the hybrid radialene 2.