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Benzo[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2-b]biphenylene, the first member of a novel series of linear cyclobutadienoid acenes

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1983

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Abstract

Palladium mediated ethynylation of iodoarenes coupled with cobalt catalysed alkyne cotrimerisations allows rapid access to benzo[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2-b]biphenylene, a linear biphenylenoid, and two of its trimethylsilyl derivatives.