Rotation of Aryl Groups in 9,10-Diarylphenanthrenes: Does the Rotational Barrier Become Lower as the Backbone Becomes More Crowded?

Jen-Yi Li; Hung-Ing Chang; Chieh-Ning Feng; Yao-Ting Wu

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03343

Rotation of Aryl Groups in 9,10-Diarylphenanthrenes: Does the Rotational Barrier Become Lower as the Backbone Becomes More Crowded?

Org Lett. 2016 Dec 16;18(24):6444-6447. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03343. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Authors

Jen-Yi Li¹, Hung-Ing Chang¹, Chieh-Ning Feng¹, Yao-Ting Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University , No. 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan.

PMID: 27978679
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03343

Abstract

A series of 9,10-diarylphenanthrenes was prepared, and their structures and dynamic behaviors were both theoretically and experimentally investigated. A more twisted and crowded phenanthrene backbone was associated with a lower barrier to the rotation of an aryl group.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't