TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Advances of Biphenylene
T2 - Synthesis, Reactions and Uses
AU - Takano, Hideaki
AU - Ito, Takeharu
AU - Kanyiva, Stephen Kyalo
AU - Shibata, Takanori
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Biphenylene is an antiaromatic compound that has a strained butadiene skeleton that joins two benzene rings. Various methods for synthesizing the biphenylene core have been developed. In addition, the reactivity of biphenylene has attracted much attention because C–C bonds of biphenylene can be cleaved by various organometallic species. Furthermore, the biphenylene motif not only acts as a spacer in a variety of functional molecules, but also serves as a backbone for catalysts and ligands. This minireview summarizes how to construct the biphenylene structure, how to react biphenylene, and how to use the biphenylene skeleton in functional materials.
AB - Biphenylene is an antiaromatic compound that has a strained butadiene skeleton that joins two benzene rings. Various methods for synthesizing the biphenylene core have been developed. In addition, the reactivity of biphenylene has attracted much attention because C–C bonds of biphenylene can be cleaved by various organometallic species. Furthermore, the biphenylene motif not only acts as a spacer in a variety of functional molecules, but also serves as a backbone for catalysts and ligands. This minireview summarizes how to construct the biphenylene structure, how to react biphenylene, and how to use the biphenylene skeleton in functional materials.
KW - Biphenylene
KW - C–C activation
KW - Hydrocarbons
KW - Metallacycles
KW - Strained molecules
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U2 - 10.1002/ejoc.201900111
DO - 10.1002/ejoc.201900111
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85063297473
JO - European Journal of Organic Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Organic Chemistry
SN - 1434-193X
ER -