Regioselective Ru‐Catalyzed Direct 2,5,8,11‐Alkylation of Perylene Bisimides

Abstract

Regioselective direct alkylation of perylene bisimides at 2,5,8,11-positions has been achieved by reaction with terminal alkenes under ruthenium catalysis by the Murai–Chatani–Kakiuchi protocol (see scheme). Alkylation of perylene bisimides results in enhanced solubility and quantum efficiency in the solid state. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.