Efficient synthesis of pentakis- and tris(pyridine) ligands

E. Alper Ünal, Dennis Wiedemann, Josef Seiffert, John P. Boyd, Andreas Grohmann*

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Abstract

A variety of substituted tris(pyridyl) frameworks, as well as a pentakis(pyridine) system, are conveniently accessible in a one-pot synthesis, which consists of two sequential nucleophilic aromatic substitutions, employing substituted pyridine precursors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)54-55
Number of pages2
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Support of this work by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 658, Elementary Processes in Molecular Switches on Surfaces) and Chemetall GmbH is gratefully acknowledged. D.W. thanks the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes for a scholarship.

FundersFunder number
Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftSFB 658
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Chemetall

    Keywords

    • Ligand design
    • Nucleophilic substitution
    • Oligopyridines
    • Tetrapodal pentadentate ligand
    • Tripodal ligand

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