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Anodic trimerization: a facile one-step synthesis of tris(15-crown-5)triphenylene

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1987

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Abstract

Under unusual non-nucleophilic conditions, aromatic ortho-diethers undergo a remarkable cyclic trimerization leading to hexasubstituted triphenylenes; in particular, the electrochemical synthesis of a new threefold ionophore is described.