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Synfacts 2008(1): 0040-0040  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-992404
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Functionalized Naphthalene Diimides

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Trisha L. Andrew
C. Röger, F. Würthner*
Universität Würzburg, Germany
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Publication Date:
18 December 2007 (online)

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Significance

Naphthalene dianhydride was tetra­brominated in very high yield at room temperature using dibromoisocyanuric acid (DBI). Following imidization, the tetrabromo core was functionalized by nucleophilic aromatic substitution using oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur nucleophiles.