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Triptycene
Skeletal formula
Space-filling model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-benzenoanthracene
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.006.837 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 207-519-3
PubChem CID
UNII
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C20H14/c1-2-8-14-13(7-1)19-15-9-3-5-11-17(15)20(14)18-12-6-4-10-16(18)19/h1-12,19-20HKey: NGDCLPXRKSWRPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • C12=CC=CC=C1C3C5=C(C=CC=C5)C2C4=C3C=CC=C4
Properties
Chemical formula C20H14
Molar mass 254.332 g·mol
Density 1.197 g/cm
Melting point 252 to 256 °C (486 to 493 °F; 525 to 529 K)
Boiling point 371.8 °C (701.2 °F; 645.0 K)
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Chemical compound

Triptycene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, the simplest iptycene molecule with the formula C2H2(C6H4)3. It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound has a paddle-wheel configuration with D3h symmetry. It is named after the medieval three-piece art panel, the triptych. Several substituted triptycenes are known. Barrelenes are structurally related. Due to the rigid framework and three-dimensional geometry, derivatives of triptycene have been well researched.

Synthesis

The parent triptycene was first prepared in 1942 by a multistep method. It can also be prepared in one step in 28% yield from the Diels–Alder reaction of anthracene and benzyne. In this method, benzyne is generated by the reaction of magnesium and 2-bromofluorobenzene.

Derivatives and applications

The hydrocarbon framework is very rigid and triptycene derivatives such as triptycene quinones are therefore incorporated in many organic compounds as a molecular scaffold for various applications, such as molecular motors or ligands.

For example, a bis(diphenylphosphino) derivative was used as a phosphine ligand on nickel in a highly selective hydrocyanation reaction of butadiene. The reactivity of this catalyst is attributed to the large bite angle of the bidentate ligand supported by the triptycene framework.

References

  1. ^ Bartlett PD, Ryan MJ, Cohen SG (1942). "Triptycene (9,10-o-Benzenoanthracene)". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 64 (11): 2649–2653. doi:10.1021/ja01263a035.
  2. Zhao L, Li Z, Wirth T (2010). "Triptycene Derivatives: Synthesis and Applications". Chemistry Letters. 39 (7): 658–667. doi:10.1246/cl.2010.658.
  3. Wittig G (1959). "Triptycene". Org. Synth. 39: 75. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.039.0075.
  4. Spyroudis S, Xanthopoulou N (2003). "Triptycene quinones in synthesis: preparation of triptycene bis-cyclopentenedione" (PDF). Arkivoc. 2003 (vi): 95–105. doi:10.3998/ark.5550190.0004.612.
  5. Kelly TR, De Silva H, Silva RA (September 1999). "Unidirectional rotary motion in a molecular system". Nature. 401 (6749): 150–152. Bibcode:1999Natur.401..150K. doi:10.1038/43639. PMID 10490021. S2CID 4351615.
  6. Bini L, Müller C, Wilting J, von Chrzanowski L, Spek AL, Vogt D (October 2007). "Highly selective hydrocyanation of butadiene toward 3-pentenenitrile". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (42): 12622–12623. doi:10.1021/ja074922e. hdl:1874/26892. PMID 17902667.

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