Contorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with cove regions and zig-zag edges.
Yulan ChenTomasz MarszalekTorsten FritzMartin BaumgartenManfred WagnerWojciech PisulaLong ChenKlaus MüllenPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)
A series of tetrapyrene-fused benzocoronenes was synthesized by a "bottom-up" approach, which offers a facile access to extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with concave π-surfaces, cove regions and zig-zag edges.