Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany)
Abstract:
First synthesis of the macrocycle cyclohexa(1,3‐pyrenylene) is achieved in six steps starting with pyrene, leading to a non‐aggregating highly twisted blue‐light‐emitting material. The cyclodehydrogenation of the macrocycle offers a promising synthesis route to holey‐nanographene.