화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.7, 910-911, 2005
Synthesis of tetrakis(2-furyl)methane
The parent tetrakis (2-furyl)methane is first synthesized using aromatic nucleophilic substitution on 2-chlorofurans as a key reaction. X-ray analysis reveals the shortest bond length between the central methane carbon and furyl ipso-carbons among known tetraarylmethanes. Successful tetrabromination and tetralithiation promise its high synthetic utility.