1,1,8,8‐Tetramethyl[8](2,11)teropyrenophane: Half of an Aromatic Belt and a Segment of an (8,8) Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube

Abstract

A mind-bending compound: 1,1,8,8-Tetramethyl[8](2,11)teropyrenophane (see picture) has been synthesized in just eight steps and 10 % overall yield from dimethyl suberate. The teropyrene system and its two benzylic carbon atoms are close in structure to half of an 80-carbon atom aromatic belt (Vögtle belt) and a segment of an (8,8) single-walled carbon nanotube.