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Alkynes for electronic materials J Org Chem 1997 Chalifoux and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alkynes for electronic materials J Org Chem 1997 Chalifoux and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alkynes for electronic materials J Org Chem 1997 Chalifoux and Tykwinski Nature Chem 2010 Strained alkynes Yves Rubin (UCLA) J Org Chem 1997 Franois Diederich (Now at ETH Zrich) Science 1993, 259 , 1594 Classics in alkyne reactivity
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Classics in alkyne reactivity
Rolf Huisgen (Univ. Munich 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (recall ozonolysis!) This is now an instrumental approach to molecular diversification en route to new molecules and new materials Referred to as “click chemistry” (Sharpless and Fokin, Scripps)
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Bio-orthogonal labelling of cells
Carolyn Bertozzi (currently at Stanford)
- Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci USA
2007, 104, 16793-97
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Classics in alkyne reactivity
Robert Bergman (UC Berkeley) The Bergman cyclization: A homolytic cascade that breaks alkynes and leads to an aromatic
- carbocycle. More later…
This reactivity has been used in the “enediyne” anti-cancer drugs
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Classics in alkyne reactivity
Gerhard Wegner (Max Planck Inst.) Topochemical polymerizations Strict geometric requirements in a crystal can promote a well-ordered polymer process through very high energy reactive intermediates.
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