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Hydrosolubilization of large aromatic molecules: Facile synthesis and characterization of water-soluble derivatives of decacyclene

  • Aldo Arrais
  • , Eliano Diana

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Abstract

Application of a mild-condition reductive/oxidative protocol to the large poorly-conjugated aromatic structure of decacyclene affords a water soluble oxygenated amphiphilic material which has been characterized and compared with the hydrocarbon precursor by means of solution 1H NMR and solid-state 13C CPMAS NMR, vibrational, electron, and mass spectroscopies. The nature of the different oxygenated moieties covalently attached to decacyclene framework is elucidated and the role of molecular O 2 in the oxidizing reaction path of reduced decacyclene is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3331-3345
Number of pages15
JournalSynthetic Communications
Volume33
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
  • Solid state spectroscopy
  • Water solubility

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