Synlett 2014; 25(13): 1795-1798
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339115
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Synthesis of Heterasumanene

Xuexiang Li
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(931)8915557   Email: shaoxf@lzu.edu.cn
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Xiangfeng Shao*
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(931)8915557   Email: shaoxf@lzu.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 06 March 2014

Accepted after revision: 10 April 2014

Publication Date:
23 May 2014 (online)


Abstract

This article outlines the efforts toward the synthesis of heterasumanene, a buckybowl consisting of four six-membered and three five-membered rings. Special attention is paid to our achievement on the facile and large-scale synthesis of trithia- and triselenasumanenes.