Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.1, 40-41, 2011
Synthesis of Pyrenes by Twofold Hydroarylation of 2,6-Dialkynylbiphenyls
Cationic gold(I) complexes having Buchwald-type biarylphosphines effectively catalyzed twofold hydroarylation of 2,6-dialkynylbiphenyls to construct pyrene skeletons.